Today's Weather, BMKG Predicts The Majority Of Cities In Indonesia Will Rain

Illustration of rain (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning in the form of potential light, moderate to heavy rain which could be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in various major cities in Indonesia on Monday, November 18.

Forecast Azhari Putri explained that in general, the convergence area extends to the west coast of Sumatra, from the Natuna Sea to the Bangka Belitung Islands, from Central Kalimantan to West Kalimantan, from East Java to Central Java, East Nusa Tenggara, Sulu Sea, from the Philippine Sea to the Sulawesi Sea, from Central Sulawesi to West Sulawesi.

This condition is able to increase the potential for rain cloud growth along areas that are passed by convergence or convergence.

Therefore, his party predicts that several major cities will have the potential to experience moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds, namely Medan, Tanjung Pinang, Jambi, Bengkulu, Pangkal Pinang and Lampung, Serang, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Mataram, Tanjung Selor, Palangkaraya, Mamuju, Manado, Nabire, Ternate.

Meanwhile, several other big cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely Padang, Pekanbaru, Palembang, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Kupang, Pontianak, Samarinda, Banjarmasin, Palu, Kendari, Makassar, Gorontalo, Sorong, Manokwari, Jayapura, Jayawijaya, and Merauke.

Several other big cities are predicted to experience only cloudy conditions today, including Banda Aceh, Ambon.

For the forecast for sea waves in the territory of Indonesia, BMKG predicts that generally it is in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 meters, while high waves up to 4 meters have the potential to occur in the Indian Ocean west of Sumatra.

His party also appealed to the public to be aware of the potential for tidal flooding in the Riau Islands, Lampung, Banten, Jakarta, North Coast of Central Java, East Java Coast, East Nusa Tenggara Coast, East Kalimantan Coast.