Weather June 4th: BMKG Warns Of Thunderstorms And Strong Winds In Indonesia

Illustration of rain (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning in the form of potential light, moderate, to heavy rain, which could be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in various major cities in Indonesia on Wednesday, June 4.

Forecast Satriana Roguna was quoted by ANTARA, explaining that in general the convergence area extends from the west coast of West Sumatra to the Southwest Indian Ocean of West Sumatra, Banda Sea, Central Papua to Papua Mountains, West Papua, to Cendrawasih Bay and Arafuru Sea.

This condition is able to increase the potential for rain cloud growth along areas that are passed by convergence or convergence.

Therefore, his party predicts that several major cities will have the potential to experience moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds, including Tanjung Pinang, Medan, Pekanbaru, Pangkal Pinang, Bandung, Palangkaraya, Jayawijaya, Merauke and Nabire.

Meanwhile, several other big cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely Palembang, Bengkulu, Bandar Lampung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Pontianak, Banjarmasin, Samarinda, Tanjung Selor, Makassar, Palu, Manado, Ternate, Ambon, Sorong and Jayapura.

Several other big cities are predicted to experience only cloudy conditions today, including Banda Aceh, Padang, Jambi, Jakarta, Serang, Denpasar, Mataram, Kupang, Mamuju, Kendari, Gorontalo, and Manokwari.

For the forecast for sea wave heights in the territory of Indonesia, BMKG predicts that generally it is in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 meters, while high waves up to 4 meters have the potential for the Andaman Sea, West West Java Indian Ocean, South China Sea.

He also appealed to the public to be aware of the potential for tidal flooding on the coasts of Central Kalimantan and Central Java.