BMKG Warns Of Potential Rain In Various Regions Of Indonesia

A number of motorists crossed the wet road after the rain subsided in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Monitoring weather developments through official sources such as the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) is very important to anticipate the potential for extreme weather.

BMKG estimates that most parts of Indonesia will experience rain with varying intensity on Friday. This rain ranges from light rain to rain accompanied by lightning.

According to BMKG forecaster, Yohanes, in a weather report submitted through the BMKG YouTube channel in Jakarta on Friday morning, several major cities on the island of Sumatra are expected to receive light rain. These cities include Padang (West Sumatra), Pekanbaru (Riau), Tanjung Pinang (Riau Islands), Jambi, and Pangkal Pinang (Bangka Belitung Islands).

On the island of Java, light rain is expected to occur in Serang (Banten), DKI Jakarta, Bandung (West Java), and Surabaya (East Java). Meanwhile, similar conditions also have the potential to occur in Mataram (West Nusa Tenggara), Palangkaraya (Central Kalimantan), Samarinda (East Kalimantan), Makassar (South Sulawesi), Mamuju (West Sulawesi), Gorontalo, Manado (North Sulawesi), Jayapura (Papua), Nabire (Central Papua), Manokwari (West Papua), Ternate (North Maluku), and Ambon (Maluku).

Rain with moderate intensity is predicted to flush the areas of Medan (North Sumatra), Bengkulu, Palembang (South Sumatra), Bandar Lampung (Lampung), Semarang (Central Java), Yogyakarta, and Tanjung Selor (North Kalimantan).

BMKG also warned of the potential for heavy rain accompanied by lightning in several areas, such as Palembang (South Sumatra), Bandar Lampung (Lampung), Denpasar (Bali), and Kupang (East Nusa Tenggara).

Meanwhile, several areas are expected to experience cloudy conditions, such as Banda Aceh, Pontianak (West Kalimantan), Banjarmasin (South Kalimantan), Kendari (Central Sulawesi), Sorong (West Papua), and Jayawijaya (Gungung Papua). In addition, Palu (Central Sulawesi) is predicted to experience running air.

BMKG urges the public to remain alert to potential extreme weather and always update weather information through the BMKG Info application, the BMKG official website, and social media accounts @info.bmkg.

This information is very important in order to increase preparedness and avoid risks that can be posed by uncertain weather conditions.