JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that most of Indonesia will experience rain with varying intensities on Friday, ranging from light rain to heavy rain accompanied by lightning.
"Most of Indonesia has the potential to experience rain with varying intensities on Friday, ranging from light rain to heavy rain accompanied by lightning," said BMKG prakirawan Adelia in a weather forecast broadcast monitored from the BMKG YouTube channel in Jakarta, Friday morning.
"Light rain is potentially occurring in most areas of Sumatra, Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, and part of Kalimantan," he said.
"Similar conditions are also expected in most of Sulawesi, Ternate, and most of Papua," he said.
Heavy rain is expected in Bengkulu, Serang, and Tanjung Selor.
"In addition, moderate rain is also potentially flooding Merauke, South Papua," he said.
BMKG also reminded of the potential for heavy to very heavy rain in a number of areas.
"Therefore, increased vigilance is needed from the public. These areas include Aceh, the Bangka Belitung Islands, Bengkulu, Banten, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, and East Java," he said.
The next is the West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, and North Kalimantan regions.
For rain accompanied by lightning, BMKG predicts that this potential will occur in Padang, Pangkal Pinang, Semarang, Surabaya, and Palangkaraya. The condition of rain and lightning is also likely to occur in Denpasar and Mataram.
In addition to rain, BMKG predicts cloudy to cloudy conditions in a number of areas, including Ambon, Makassar, and Gorontalo.
BMKG urges the public to remain vigilant about the potential for extreme weather and to continue to update the latest weather information through the Info BMKG application, the official website www.bmkg.go.id, and social media @info.bmkg.
"The latest weather information can also be accessed through the BMKG website, namely www.bmkg.go.id or social media @info.bmkg," said Adelia.
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