The Majority Of Cities In The Country Are Raining From Thursday Afternoon To Night

Illustration of rain (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that the weather in most areas of the provincial capital will receive light rain on Thursday, October 17.

BMKG forecaster Nurul Izzah Fitria on the Youtube channel quoted by ANTARA said, starting from the Sumatra region, the weather in Padang City is generally thick cloudy, while in Tanjung Pinang and Banda Aceh there is the potential for light rain.

"Then in Medan there is the potential for moderate intensity rain, and it is necessary to watch out for rain accompanied by lightning and lightning for those in the Pekanbaru area," he said.

Still in the Sumatra region, the weather in the Pangkal Pinang, Lampung, and Bengkulu areas is generally thick cloudy, while Palembang is predicted to have running air, and it is necessary to be aware of rain accompanied by lightning in the Jambi area.

Turning to Java, for the cities of Jakarta, Serang, Semarang, and Surabaya, the weather is generally thick cloudy.

"Meanwhile, the cities of Bandung and Yogyakarta are predicted to have cloudy weather," he said.

Furthermore, turning to the islands of Bali and Nusa Tenggara, the weather is predicted to be cloudy for the Mataram area, while Kupang is cloudy, and Denpasar has the potential to rain with light intensity.

"Then switch to Kalimantan Island, the weather for Banjarmasin City and Samarinda has the potential for light rain, while Pontianak has the potential for smoke or fog," he said.

Nurul asked the public to be aware of rain accompanied by lightning that could potentially occur in the Tanjung Selor and Palangkaraya areas.

Furthermore, turning to Sulawesi Island, for the cities of Gorontalo and Palu there is the potential for light rain weather, while Kendari has the potential for smoke or fog, and Makassar is predicted to be cloudy.

"Be aware of rain accompanied by lightning in the Mamuju and Manado areas," he said.

Furthermore, in Eastern Indonesia, Ternate City, Sorong, Nabire, Manokwari has the potential to rain with light intensity.

"Meanwhile, in Jayawijaya, Jayapura, and Ambon there is the potential for light rain," he said.

People in Merauke City need to be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning.

For air temperatures, generally ranging from 16-35 degrees Celsius with humidity ranging from 31-100 percent.