Weather Forecast, Big Cities In Indonesia Potentially Rain With Lightning

Illustration of thunderstorms (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that the weather conditions of major cities in Indonesia have the potential to experience thunderstorms that are shrouded in clouds.

"The predictions of the surface wind in Indonesia are generally blowing from the east with velocities ranging from 10 to 50 kilometers per hour," said BMKG forecaster Nurul Tazaroh in a statement quoted by ANTARA, Friday, April 27. On the island of Sumatra, BMKG predicts cloudy weather to occur in Banda Aceh. Light to moderate rain has the potential to fall in Pekanbaru, Padang, Tanjung Pinang, and Medan. BMKG urges the public to be aware of the potential for thunderstorms that are expected to occur in Bengkulu, Jambi, Palembang, Bandar Lampung, and Pangkal Pinang. In Java thunderstorms are predicted to occur in Jakarta, Bandung, and Surabaya, while moderate rain in Serang and Yogyakarta, as well as cloudy skies in Semarang. Weather forecasts in the Sunda Kecil Islands tend to vary where light rain has the potential to fall in Denpasar, moderate rain in Mataram, and cloudy skies in Kupang. Kalimantan Island which has the potential to experience thunderstorms, in Pontianak, cloudy sky in Tanjung Selor, fog in Samarinda, as well as light rain in Palangka Raya and Banjarmasin. " Cloudy weather sulawesi is predicted to occur in Kendari. Palu City, Mamuju and Makassar are expected to rain with light intensity. Beware of thunderstorms in Gorontalo and Manado," said Nurul. Forecast weather conditions in the eastern region tend to be calm. Manokwari's weather is predicted to be cloudy, Ternate and Jayapura light rain, as well as Ambon has the potential to be showered moderately. The air temperature generally ranges from 20 to 34 degrees Celsius with humidity ranging from 55 to 100 percent. The sea wave heights in Indonesia are generally ranging from 0.5 to 2.5 meters.

The potential for tidal flooding that is expected to occur on the coasts of North Sumatra, Lampung, Banten, Jakarta, East Java, East Kalimantan, and Southeast Sulawesi. "The information we convey is a general picture of the weather in each region," said BMKG forecaster Nurul Tazaroh.