JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that most major cities in Indonesia will be hit by rain with varying intensities on Thursday, April 23.
BMKG Praktirawan Alya Sausan said light rain was potentially occurring in a number of areas, including Aceh, Medan, Pekanbaru, Padang, Tanjung Pinang, Jambi, Bengkulu, to Palembang.
Light rain is also predicted to spread to Pangkal Pinang, Serang, Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, as well as a number of cities in Kalimantan such as Pontianak, Palangkaraya, Banjarmasin, Samarinda, and Tanjung Selor.
Meanwhile, in the eastern part of Indonesia, light rain is predicted to occur in Makassar, Mamuju, Gorontalo, Ternate, Ambon, Sorong, Manokwari, Nabire, to Jayawijaya.
BMKG also predicts that moderate intensity rain is potentially occurring in Yogyakarta and Kupang.
Meanwhile, rain accompanied by lightning is expected to occur in Lampung and Merauke.
In addition, cloudy to cloudy conditions are predicted to occur in Kendari, Jayapura, Denpasar, Mataram, and Palu, while sunny cloudy weather is potentially occurring in Manado.
"For the western region of Indonesia, it is necessary to be aware of the potential for lightning in Lampung and moderate rain in Yogyakarta. Meanwhile, in the eastern region, lightning rain has the potential to occur in Merauke and moderate rain in Kupang," said Alya, quoted by Antara.
BMKG urges the public to be aware of weather changes that can occur at any time, especially in areas that are potentially experiencing rain accompanied by lightning.
The public is also asked to regularly update weather information through the official BMKG channels, both the bmkg.go.id website and social media @info.bmkg.
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