BMKG Reminds Potential Heavy Rain In Several Areas Today

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JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warned of the potential for heavy rain with speeds of more than 50 millimeters and strong winds with speeds of more than 45 kilometers per hour in several areas today, namely Saturday, November 25.

Based on the official BMKG website in Jakarta, Saturday, areas that must be aware of heavy rains today are Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau, Riau Islands, Bengkulu, Jambi, South Sumatra, Bangka Belitung Islands, Lampung, Banten, West Java, and DKI Jakarta.

Then also Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, North Maluku, West Papua and Papua.

Meanwhile, the potential for strong winds will be experienced by the regions of Aceh, South Sumatra, West Java, Yogyakarta, West Nusa Tenggara, North Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan.

Not only that, from some areas it even has the potential to experience thunderstorms or rain accompanied by lightning and lightning ranging from Aceh, West Sumatra, Riau, Bengkulu, Jambi, South Sumatra, Bangka Belitung Islands, Lampung, Banten, West Java, DKI Jakarta, Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java.

Apart from that area, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, North Maluku and Maluku are also predicted to be hit by thunderstorms

Heavy rains to this storm occurred after Indonesia experienced a long drought, which according to the BMKG, in 2023 was the hottest year for the world in the history of climate recording.

However, Indonesia is still in a relatively safe condition because it is most likely caused by its humid territory surrounded by a wider ocean from the mainland.

Head of the Center for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Region II Hartanto said the peak of Indonesia's rainy season is predicted in January and February 2024.

However, Jakarta and its surroundings have entered the rainy season in November 2023 so that the public and stakeholders are asked to anticipate a number of potential impacts of the rainy season.

"We see the potential for heavy rain in several places has occurred. We ask the local government to tidy up the trees in the area of human activity so that trees do not fall," Hartanto said as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday.