BMKG Forecasts Semarang, Surabaya, Pekanbaru To Padang Bright And Cloudy Today

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that the weather for a number of major cities in Indonesia will generally be cloudy to rainy today, Sunday, February 2.

BMKG forecaster Bagas Briliano explained that a number of areas in Sumatra such as Banda Aceh are cloudy, Pekanbaru and Padang are thick cloudy, to the potential for lightning in Tanjung Pinang and fog in Medan.

"Still in the Sumatra region, the Pangkal Pinang area is generally thick cloudy. The potential for lightning occurs in the Palembang and Jambi areas, while the potential for light rain occurs in the Bengkulu area. The potential for rain with moderate intensity is occurring in the Bandarlampung area," he said through a broadcast. weather forecast in Jakarta, Sunday 2 February, confiscated by Antara.

Then in Java, Bagas said, the areas of Semarang and Surabaya are generally thick cloudy, as for the potential for light rain to occur in Serang, Bandung, and Yogyakarta areas, and be aware of thunderstorms in the Jakarta area.

Furthermore, in the areas of Bali and Nusa Tenggara, he continued, Denpasar is generally cloudy, and Kupang is generally thick cloudy. The potential for light rain occurs in the Mataram area.

"Entering the Kalimantan region, the Palangka Raya and Banjarmasin areas are generally cloudy, while the Samarinda area is generally thick cloudy. The potential for light rain occurs in the Pontianak area, and be aware of thunderstorms in the Tanjung Selor area," he said.

The Sulawesi area, said Bagas, the potential for fog occurred in the Palu area, and the potential for lightning occurred in the Mamuju area. As for the Gorontalo area, it is generally thick cloudy, and the potential for light rain occurs in the Manado, Kendari, and Makassar areas.

Finally, for eastern Indonesia, the Ternate area is generally thick cloudy. The potential for light rain occurs in Ambon, Sorong, and Manokwari areas.

"The potential for rain with moderate intensity occurs in the Nabire and Jayawijaya areas. Beware of thunderstorms in the Jayapura and Merauke areas," said Bagas.

Bagas reminded that this forecast is an overview of the weather that will occur today in each region. The updated weather forecasts can be monitored every three hours through the BMKG Info application and social media @InfoBMKG.