Weather Thursday, July 25: The Regions Of Java, Sumatra, And Bali Are Forecasted To Be Closed By Thick Clouds

Illustration of cloudy weather (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that the majority of Indonesia's territory will be covered in thick clouds today, Thursday, July 25, 2024.

"In Java, the potential for sunny and cloudy areas is in Serang, Jakarta, Bandung, and Yogyakarta. Meanwhile, the Semarang and Surabaya areas are predicted to be thick cloudy," said BMKG forecaster Dendi Rona Purnama, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, July 25.

As for the Sumatra region, said Dendi, cloudy to cloudy weather is predicted in Banda Aceh, Tanjung Pinang, Pangkal Pinang, and Palembang. Meanwhile, in the Jambi and Bandar Lampung areas, fog is predicted.

Then, thicker cloudy weather, he continued, is predicted to occur in Medan, Pekanbaru, Padang, and Bengkulu.

"In the areas of Bali and Nusa Tenggara, for the Mataram region there is the potential for thick clouds, the Kupang area has the potential to run away, while for the Denpasar area it is predicted to have light rain," he said.

Furthermore, said Dendi, in the Kalimantan region, thick cloudy weather is predicted to occur in Pontianak, Palangkaraya, and Banjarmasin. Meanwhile, light rain is predicted to occur in Samarinda, as well as rain accompanied by lightning is predicted to occur in Tanjung Selor.

Moving to the Sulawesi region, he continued, a number of areas such as Mamuju, Kendari, and Gorontalo are predicted to experience light rain, while Manado is predicted to experience rain accompanied by lightning.

As for Makassar, he said, it is predicted that thick clouds, and Palu is forecasted to be covered with smoke / fog.

In Eastern Indonesia, he explained, the Sorong area is predicted to run away from air, as well as a number of areas such as Ambon, Nabire, Manokwari, and Jayapura are forecasted for light rain. Meanwhile, heavy rains are predicted to fall in Jayawijaya and rain accompanied by lightning is predicted to occur in Merauke.

"Convergence areas are observed in the central part of Sulawesi, and confluence areas or air mass gatherings are found in the South China Sea region and the North Pacific Ocean region of Papua.

This condition is able to increase the growth of rain clouds, especially in the cyclonic circulation area in the convergence and convergence area, said Dendi Rona Purnama.