A Number Of Big Cities In Indonesia Are Forecasted For Light Rain This Saturday

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JAKARTA - Weather in big cities in Indonesia generally has light rain on Saturday according to the forecast of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

BMKG forecaster M Apdillah Akbar on the Youtube channel which was followed in Jakarta said, starting from the island of Sumatra, it is predicted that thick cloudyness in Padang City, and light rain in Banda Aceh, Medan, Tanjung Pinang, and Pekanbaru. "Still in the Sumatra area, it is predicted that blurred air will occur in Palembang, while Bengkulu and Lampung are thick cloudy," he said, quoted from ANTARA, Saturday, December 28. Meanwhile, Jambi City and Pangkal Pinang are forecasted to rain with light intensity. Turning to Java Island, for Jakarta City is forecasted to be thick cloudy, and light rain occurs in Serang City, Bandung, Semarang, and Surabaya. "It is necessary to be wary for Yogyakarta City which is predicted to rain accompanied by lightning," said Apdillah. Furthermore, switching to Bali Island as well as Nusa Tenggara, light rain is predicted to occur in Mataram, while people in Denpasar City and Kupang are asked to be aware of rain that can be accompanied by lightning and lightning. Then for Kalimantan Island, it is predicted that runaway air will occur in Samarinda City, fog smoke has the potential to occur in Pontianak, while Palangkaraya is forecasted for light rain. Around rain accompanied by lightning that can occur in Tanjung Selor and Banjarmasin," he said. Shifting to the Sulawesi area, Gorontalo City is forecasted for light rain, while Kendari and Makassar have the potential to rain with moderate intensity. Awaspadai lightning in Palu City, as well as rain accompanied by lightning and lightning in Mamuju and Manado," he said.

Turning to Maluku and Papua, light rain is predicted to occur in Ternate, Sorong, Manokwari, Nabire, Ambon, and Jayawijaya, while Jayapura and Merauke cities are predicted to rain with moderate intensity. For air temperatures, generally range from 16-33 degrees Celsius with humidity ranging from 54-100 percent. Previously, the Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati said that Indonesia was currently in a period of high-intensity rainy season. "Currently, for the last 10 days in 2024 to 10 days early 2025, La Nina was still active. Weak, especially those in the northern part of Java region, this is as entering the peak of the rainy season in January," he said. He also revealed that tropical cyclone seeds in the southern Indian Ocean also affected wind patterns, which triggered the formation of rain clouds, especially in the southern part of Sumatra, Java, to Nusa Tenggara. "In addition, the activation of Rossby and Kelvin waves which is expected to last until the end of 2024 is also a factor that increases rainfall in most parts of Indonesia," said Dwikorita.