BMKG: Rain In Parts Of Big Cities On Tuesday Afternoon

Illustration of heavy rain (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) estimates that it will rain on Tuesday in a number of major cities in Indonesia, such as Pekanbaru, Jakarta, Jambi, Samarinda, Tanjung Selor, and Nabire.

BMKG Weather Forecaster Yohanes AK said that on the island of Sumatra, it is generally estimated that it is cloudy to thick cloudy for the areas of Banda Aceh and Padang, then light rain for the Pekanbaru and Tanjung Pinang areas. In addition, the air ran away for the Palembang area, cloudy skies for the Lampung and Pangkal Pinang areas.

"Be aware of the potential for heavy rain for the Medan area," said Yohanes, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, October 29.

As for Bengkulu, he said, light rain is expected, and Jambi is expected to rain with lightning.

He added that in Java, it is generally estimated that the air will run away for the Semarang and Surabaya areas, cloudy for the Serang and Yogyakarta areas, and light rain for the Jakarta and Bandung areas.

For the islands of Bali and Nusa Tenggara, he continued, it is estimated that it will be cloudy to thick cloudy for the Denpasar and Kupang areas, light rain for the Mataram region.

Yohanes said that on the island of Kalimantan it is estimated that it is thick cloudy for the Pontianak region, light rain for the Samarinda and Banjarmasin areas, moderate rain for the Palangkaraya region. He also reminded to be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning in Tanjung Selor.

For Sulawesi Island, he said, it is generally predicted to be thick cloudy for the areas of Gorontalo, Palu, and Kendari, and light rain for the Manado, Mamuju, and Makassar areas.

The eastern part of Indonesia, he said, is generally expected to be thick cloudy for the Ternate, Sorong, and Manokwari areas, light rain for the Ambon, Nabire, Jayapura, and Jayawijaya areas, and moderate rain for the Merauke region.

On that occasion, he also mentioned that the sea wave height in Indonesia is estimated to generally range from 0.5 to 2.5 meters. Therefore, he said, it is necessary to be aware of the potential for tidal flooding on the north coast of Central Java.

"Then there was an increase in wind speed to reach more than 25 knots observed in the South China Sea and Arafuru Sea which were able to increase the wave height in the area around the waters," he said.