Weather Sunday 26 May, Heavy Rain Still Occurs In 5 Provinces Today

Illustration of heavy rain (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an alert status for the potential for heavy rain to hit all regions from five provinces in Kalimantan and six provinces in Papua.

On the official BMKG website quoted in Jakarta, Sunday, it was stated that the areas of Kalimantan with alert status include West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan.

Then, for the island of Papua covering West Papua, Southwest Papua, Central Papua, Papua, Papua Mountains, and South Papua.

The results of the BMKG weather analysis show that most areas in Kalimantan will experience light rain and rain accompanied by lightning in the morning until early morning with temperatures 24-32 Celsius and humidity 75-100 percent; Balikpapan, Samarinda, Penajam, Sendawar, Sangeta, Tanah Grgot, Tanjung Redep, Bontang, Banjarbaru, Banjarmasin, Batulicin, Kota Baru, Marabahan, Martapura, Malinau, Nunukan, Tanjung Selor, Tarakan, to Kapuas Hulu.

Meanwhile, the results of BMKG weather analysis in most areas in Papua will be cloudy and light-medium intensity rain in the morning with temperatures 23-31 Celsius and humidity 65-95 percent; Asmat, Biak Numfor, Boven Digoel Tanah Merah, Deiyai, Dogiyai, Jayawijaya, Intan Jaya, Jayapura, Puncak Jaya, Puncak, Yalimo, Yahukimo, Keerom, Meramo Raya Islands, to Marauke and Mimika.

Light intensity rain will hit a number of areas in Papua at night and early morning; Asmat, Biak Numfor, Jayawijaya, Deiyai, Dogiyai, Yahukimo, Bintang Mountains, Ndunga, and Lanny Jaya. Each with a temperature of 16-24 Celsius and a humidity of 65-95 percent.

Early warning on the impact of rain with moderate intensity is also predicted to hit the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, Bangka Belitung Islands, West Java, North Kalimantan, Maluku and North Maluku.

Meanwhile, for the DKI Jakarta area, it is mostly sunny and cloudy in the morning until early morning, with humidity 60-95 percent at night, and a temperature of 24-33 degrees Celsius.

Head of the BMKG Maritime Meteorology Center Eko Prasetyo said his team also detected a potential tidal flood in a number of areas over the next week.

The tidal flood was observed to have the potential to hit, among others; Jakarta Coast (Muara Baru, North Jakarta) May 21-29, 2024, North Sumatra Coast (Belawan and its surroundings) May 21-27, 2024, Riau Islands Coast (Karimun-Batam-Dabo Singkep) May 21-30, 2024.

Then, Pesisir Sumatra Barat (Padang - Padang Pariaman) May 25, 2024, Pesisir Jawa Tengah (Kota Surabaya) 22-27 May 2024, Pesisir NTT (Pulau Flores, Pulau Sabu, Raijua, Pesisir Selatan Pulau Timor - Rote) 20-23 May.

The impact will affect loading and unloading activities at ports, activities in coastal settlements, as well as salt ponds and land fisheries activities.

The BMKG Maritime Meteorology Team assessed that this condition was triggered by the Full Moon Phase Phenomenon on May 23, 2024, which allowed an increase in water levels.