BMKG: 18 Provinces Potentially Heavy Rain On Sunday

Illustration of heavy rain (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued a warning regarding the potential for heavy rain which could be accompanied by lightning or lightning at a number of points in 18 provinces of Indonesia, on Sunday, March 24.

Based on weather early warning information published on the official BMKG website, heavy rain is expected to occur in several areas, namely North Sumatra, Riau, Bengkulu, Bangka Belitung Islands, Lampung, Central Java, West Nusa Tenggara, and West Kalimantan.

The next areas that are expected to be affected by heavy rains are Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Maluku, West Papua, and Papua.

In addition to warning about the potential for heavy rain, BMKG also warned a number of areas to be aware of the impact of flooding due to heavy rains. The areas included in the alert category include North Sumatra, East Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, West Papua, and Papua.

In addition, BMKG also noted the potential for strong winds that could hit several provinces, such as South Sumatra, West Nusa Tenggara, South Kalimantan, Southeast Sulawesi, and Maluku.

BMKG urges the Indonesian people to remain alert to potential extreme weather, including heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds, which can occur at any time.

Previously, the Deputy for Meteorology of BMKG, Guswanto, reminded that extreme weather has the potential to occur during the 2024 Eid homecoming flow. Extreme weather, which is marked by sudden weather changes, is expected to occur mainly on the island of Java from April 5 to 11, 2024, to coincide with the flow of Eid homecoming.

Guswanto stated that during this period, extreme weather is predicted to still be in the form of moderate to heavy rain. However, he added that on April 12 onwards, extreme weather activity is expected to decrease to light rain.

According to him, this is influenced by Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) activities that affect the Inter-Tropic Convergence Area (DKAT), as well as the seeds of tropical cyclones and tropical cyclone Megan.