JAKARTA - The majority of major cities in Indonesia are predicted to experience rain on Saturday according to the forecasts of the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

Through a weather forecast broadcast in Jakarta, Saturday, BMKG Prakirawati Ranti Kurniati explained that cloudy weather has the potential to occur in Pekanbaru, thick cloudy in Banda Aceh and Padang, light rain in Tanjung Pinang, as well as moderate intensity rain that has the potential to occur in Medan.

"Still on the island of Sumatra, light rain has the potential to occur in the cities of Bengkulu, Jambi, and Pangkal Pinang. Rain with moderate intensity has the potential to occur in Palembang City. Beware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning that occurs in Bandar Lampung City," he said, as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, May 24.

Ranti melanjutkan potensi hujan dengan intensitas ringan diprakirakan terjadi di Serang, Semarang, Yogyakarta, dan Surabaya. Adapun hujan dengan intensitas sedang di Jakarta, serta potensi hujan disertai petir di Bandung.

Shifting to the islands of Bali and Nusa Tenggara, thick cloudy weather has the potential to occur in Kupang, and light rain has the potential to occur in Denpasar and Mataram.

"Furthermore, to Kalimantan Island, running air has the potential to occur in Pontianak City. Thick clouds have the potential to occur in Banjarmasin City. Light rain has the potential to occur in Palangka Raya City. Rain with moderate intensity has the potential to occur in Samarinda City. Beware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning that occurs in Tanjung Selor City," he explained.

In the Sulawesi region, Ranti explained that light rain has the potential to occur in Makassar, Kendari, Gorontalo, and Manado. Rain with moderate intensity has the potential to occur in Mamuju, as well as the potential for rain accompanied by lightning is predicted to occur in Palu City.

Finally, in eastern Indonesia, light rain has the potential to occur in Ternate, Ambon, Sorong, Manokwari, Jayapura, Jayawijaya, and Merauke.

"Be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning that occurs in Nabire City," he said.

Ranti reminded the public that this information is an overview of the weather that will occur today.


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