Today, The Majority Of Big Cities In Indonesia Are Hit By Rain Accompanied By Lightning

Illustration of thunderstorms (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts light to heavy rain and accompanied by lightning to flush the majority of major cities in Indonesia on Tuesday, November 5 so that all parties are asked to be aware of the potential that accompanies it.

BMKG forecaster, Hasalika Nurjanah, quoted by ANTARA, explained that the potential for light intensity rain or with rainfall less than 2.5 mm per hour is predicted to flush the cities of Banda Aceh, Padang, Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Jakarta, Serang, Yogyakarta, Pontianak, Samarinda, Banjarmasin, Gorontalo, Palu, Kendari, Ternate, Sorong, Nabire, and Jayawijaya.

Heavy rain with a rainfall of more than 50 mm per hour is predicted to flush Mamuju City with temperatures ranging from 20-28 degrees Celsius.

Forecasts of rain accompanied by lightning will occur in the cities of Medan, Jambi, Bengkulu, Palembang, Lampung, Pangkal Pinang, Bandung, Tanjung Selor, Palangka Raya, Manado, Manokwari, Jayapura, and Merauke.

Meanwhile, the cities of Semarang, Surabaya, Denpasar, Mataram, Kupang, Makassar, Ambon are expected to be cloudy and or foggy throughout the day with temperatures ranging from 25-30 Celsius.

Iai BMKG explained that Tropical Cyclone Yinxing is located in the Philippine Sea which induces an increase in wind speed of more than 25 knots in the Philippine Sea to the northeast Pacific Ocean of the Philippines. This condition is able to increase the growth of rain clouds along the convergence route.

Then, cyclonic circulation was also observed in Bengal Bay, West Indian Ocean Lampung, North Pacific Ocean Papua New Guinea, forming a conducive area in the western Indian Ocean of Bengkulu and the northeastern Pacific Ocean of Papua.

Wind convergence also extends from North Sumatra Aceh, Jambi, Lampung, West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan - and central Papua. This condition is able to increase the potential for rain cloud growth along the region.

In this case, the surface wind in Indonesia is generally dominated by winds blowing from the southeast and northwest at a speed of 14-44 kilometers per hour.

Beware of the potential for tidal flooding on November 5, 2024 on the coast of Bandar Lampung City, the coast of Banten, the north coast of Jakarta, the coast of Surabaya Pelabuhan, the coast of West Surabaya, the west Balikpapan coast and the east Balikpapan coast.