JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that most of Indonesia will experience rain with varying intensities on Friday, March 27, ranging from light rain to rain accompanied by lightning.
BMKG Praktirawan Puji Sibuea said that light rain could potentially occur in a number of major cities, namely Medan, North Sumatra; Pekanbaru (Riau), Padang (West Sumatra), Jambi, and Pangkal Pinang (Bangka Belitung Islands).
"Then, light rain has the potential to rain on the Jakarta area, Serang (Banten), Bandung (West Java), Semarang (Central Java), Surabaya (East Java). and Palangka Raya (Central Kalimantan)," said Fuji, quoted by Antara, Friday morning.
In addition, Puji said light rain was also predicted in eastern Indonesia, which includes Denpasar (Bali), Kupang (East Nusa Tenggara), Mamuju (West Sulawesi), Kendari (South Sulawesi), Palu (Central Sulawesi), Gorontalo, Ambon (Maluku), Sorong (South West Papua), Manokwari (West Papua), Nabire (Central Papua), Jayapura (Papua), and Jayawijaya (Papua Mountains).
Next, for moderate intensity rain, BMKG predicts that this condition has the potential to occur in Yogyakarta (Special Region of Yogyakarta/DIY), Tanjung Selor, (North Kalimantan), and Merauke (South Papua).
Meanwhile, rain accompanied by lightning is expected to occur in Palembang (South Sumatra), Bandar Lampung (Lampung), and Banjarmasin (South Kalimantan).
BMKG also predicts cloudy to cloudy conditions in Banda Aceh (Aceh), Tanjung Pinang (Kepulauan Riau), Bengkulu, Mataram (West Nusa Tenggara/NTB), Makassar (South Sulawesi), Manado (North Sulawesi), and Ternate (North Maluku).
With various weather forecasts, BMKG urges the public to remain vigilant against the potential for extreme weather and regularly update weather information through the official BMKG website at www.bmkg.go.id and social media @info.bmkg.
"Make sure to always update weather information through the bmkg.go.id website and our social media at @info.bmkg," said Puji Sibuea.
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