Flood Alert And Landslides Alert, Rain Even In Indonesia Friday Afternoon

Illustration of heavy rain (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that the majority of Indonesia's territory will experience rain with different intensity today, Friday, March 8.

Through the official BMKG website as quoted by ANTARA, BMKG predicts that a number of areas, such as Pangkal Pinang, Pekanbaru, DKI Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Banjarmasin, Makassar, and Kendari will experience rain accompanied by lightning. Especially in Pekanbaru, BMKG predicts thunderstorms will take place throughout the day.

BMKG also predicts that Medan, Palembang, Bandung, Surabaya, and Mamuju will experience moderate rain.

Then, light rain occurs in many areas, such as Tanjung Pinang, Jambi, Serang, Denpasar, Samarinda, Mataram, Kupang, Gorontalo, Manokwari, and Jayapura.

Furthermore, a number of areas such as Bengkulu, Palangkaraya, Tarakan, and Ambon are predicted to be shrouded in clouds during the day.

Meanwhile, sunny cloudy weather is predicted to occur in Banda Aceh, Padang, Bandar Lampung, Manado, and Ternate with air temperatures ranging from 23-34 degrees Celsius.

Regarding the number of areas that have rained, BMKG forecaster Efa Septiani said the presence of Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) identified was still active plus there were still Rossby Ekuator waves that contributed to increasing rainfall in Indonesia.

Efa said MJO is located in the Indian Ocean and the Equatorial Rossby waves are in northern Sumatra, East Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, and southern Papua.

"In addition, there are seeds of Tropical Cyclone 91S in the Indian Ocean west of Sumatra which have an indirect impact in the form of sea waves ranging from 1.25 to 2.5 meters," he said.