Beware Of Hydrometeorological Disaster Potential Impacts Of Heavy Rain

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JAKARTA - The Center for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BBMKG) Region I Medan reminded the public to be aware of hydrometeorological disasters such as floods and landslides. This happened due to the impact of heavy rains in parts of North Sumatra in the next few days.

Forecasters of BBMKG Region I Medan Budi Prasetyo in Medan, Saturday, said that in the next few days, it is predicted that some parts of North Sumatra have the potential to rain with moderate to heavy intensity accompanied by lightning and strong winds.

"Be aware of the potential for moderate to heavy rain which can be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in the western slope of North Sumatra which can cause floods, landslides and other hydrometeorological disasters," he said, quoting Antara.

The weather in North Sumatra in the next two days in the morning is cloudy on average.

In the afternoon and evening there is the potential for light to heavy rain in a number of areas of North Sumatra such as Dairi Regency, Pakpak Bharat, Humbang Hasundutan, Samosir, Simalungun and its surroundings.

At night there is also the potential for light to moderate rain in the areas of Medan, Coal, Asahan, Serdang Bedagai, Deli Serdang, Mandailing Natal and its surroundings and in the early hours of the morning being cloudy.

While the average air temperature is 17'33.0 degrees Celsius, the humidity is 60' 95 percent and the wind blows from the northeast to the east at a speed of 10' 30 km/hour.

"Meanwhile, monitoring as of March 22, 2024, two hotspots were detected in Padang Lawas and in South Tapanuli," he said.