For Medan Residents, BMKG Warns To Beware Of Wind Turns In North Sumatra Ahead Of Ramadan

ILLUSTRATION/Black clouds in Medan (ANTARA)

MEDAN - The Center for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BBMKG) region I-Medan asked the public to be aware of wind turns ahead of the holy month of Ramadan in North Sumatra.

"Currently, there is still the impact of Eddy Circulation in Kalimantan. This kind of weather lasts for the next three days," explained Forecaster on Duty of BBMKG Region I-Medan, Endah Paramita in Medan, as quoted by Antara, Saturday, April 10.

She said that due to wind turns from southwest to northeast at a speed of five to 30 kilometers per hour, a number of areas in North Sumatra are cloudy and potentially rainy. Both the east and west coast areas and the region with mountains have an average nighttime air temperature of 24 to and a maximum daytime of 32 degrees Celsius.

"In our region, specifically Medan, there is still a chance of rain due to wind turns. In addition, we ask the motorists to be careful," she said.

BBMKG data of Region I-Medan stated until now wind turns have not impacted the waters of both Nias-Sibolga and the western Indian Ocean of Nias which was hit by moderate waves of 1.25 to 2.5 meters.

"If tomorrow the wind turns shift or divergent, the region in North Sumatra could be cloudy again. If tonight, a number of west coast areas are hit by rain," Endah said.