BMKG Estimates That Most Major Cities In Indonesia Will Be Showered With Light To Heavy Rain

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JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts light to heavy rain will still flush most major cities in Indonesia at the end of the season from the rainy to the dry season.

BMKG forecaster Syndhy Indah Pratiwi said cyclonic circulation in the western Indian Ocean of West Sumatra, the main Kalimantan, and Papua Mountains formed a convergence area that was able to increase the growth of rain clouds. "Cyclonic circulation forms an elongated wind speed deceleration area in the western Indian Ocean of West Sumatra from Sabah to the South China Sea and Papua," he said, quoted from Antara, Saturday, May 18. On the island of Sumatra, BMKG predicts light rain to fall in Banda Aceh, Pekanbaru, Bengkulu, Palembang, and Bandar Lampung. Heavy rain has the potential to flush Medan. While thunderstorms in Tanjung Pinang, Padang, and Pangkal Pinang. The foggy weather is predicted only to occur in Jambi. The islands of Java are generally predicted to be cloudy to cloudy for Jakarta, Semarang, Surabaya, Serang, and Yogyakarta. Only Bandung has the potential to experience light rain with air temperatures ranging from 20 to 31 percent. The Sunda Kecil Islands are also predicted to be cloudy to be cloudy in Kupang and Mataram. Meanwhile, light rain is predicted to occur in Denpasar. Kalimantan Island is generally predicted to experience light to heavy intensity. Light rain avalanches have the potential to fall in Palangka Raya, Banjarmasin, and Samarinda, as well as light rain in Tanjung Selor. BMKG reminds the public to be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning flashing in Pontianak. Meanwhile, Sulawesi Island is predicted to be thick cloudy for Gorontalo. Rain with light intensity is present in Makassar and Palu. Rain with moderate intensity predicted to be in Mamuju and Kendari. Beware of rain accompanied by lightning in Manado. In eastern Indonesia is generally forecasted for the cities of Ternate, Ambon, Manokwari, and Jayapura. According to BMKG predictions, winds in the region of Indonesia generally blow from east and southeast with wind speed ranging between 10 to 50 kilometers per hour.

Kecepatan angin meningkat hingga lebih dari 25 knot terpantau ada di Laut Banda, Laut Arafuru dari Samudera Hindia sebelah selatan Nusa Tenggara Timur hingga Banten yang mampu meningkatkan tinggi gelombang di wilayah sekitar perairan tersebut.Suhu udara umumnya berkisar antara 20 hingga 34 derajat Celcius dengan kelembapan udara rentang 55 hingga 100 persen."Tinggi gelombang laut di wilayah Indonesia secara umum berkisar antara 0,5 hingga 2,5 meter. Waspadai potensi banjir rob di pesisir utara Jawa Tengah," pungkas Prakirawan BMKG Syndhy Indah Pratiwi.