Majority Of Big Cities In Indonesia Expected To Rain This Saturday

The Photo Archives - A number of residents run when it rains in Jakarta, Friday (15/3/2024). (DOC. BETWEEN PHOTOS)

JAKARTA - The majority of major cities in Indonesia this Saturday are predicted to experience rain.

Monitored from the official BMKG website in Jakarta, Saturday noted that a number of areas such as Samarinda, Tanjung Pinang, Bandarlampung, Ambon, Mataram, Manokwari, Pekanbaru, Makassar, Manado, and Padang will experience light rain. Meanwhile, Bengkulu, Palembang, and Bandung are forecasted to rain with moderate intensity. Rain accompanied by lightning is predicted to fall in a number of areas such as Medan, Banjarmasin, Mamuju, and Gorontalo. A number of areas are also predicted to be covered by clouds, such as Jayapura, Ternate, Palangkaraya, Pontianak, Semarang, Jakarta, Serang, and Banda Aceh. The thicker clouds are predicted to blanket Denpasar and Kupang. BMKG also predicts cloudy sunny weather will occur in areas such as Jambi, Yogyakarta, Tarakan, Pangkal Pinang, and Kendari. Meanwhile, the weather in Surabaya City is predicted to be sunny, with air temperatures ranging from 25-34 degrees Celsius.

Reporting from ANTARA, Saturday, March 30, the Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati warned that the potential for extreme weather could occur, which could lead to an increase in disasters in most areas due to the intervention of three tropical cyclone seeds at once. Three tropical cyclone seeds, namely Tropical Cyclone Seeds 91S, 94S, and 93P, were monitored around the Indian Ocean south of Java, the Timor Sea, and the Australian Sea which showed an influence on increasing rain in the southern part of Indonesia. He reminded land, sea and air transportation service providers to anticipate the potential for extreme weather that took place during the Eid homecoming. "We urge all travelers, transportation service providers, and transportation operators to be aware of the possibility of extreme weather during the homecoming flow," he said.