JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that most major cities in Indonesia are potentially hit by rain of various intensities on Saturday.
"For western Indonesia, it is anticipated that there is the potential for lightning in Palembang, Banjarmasin, and Samarinda," said BMKG Praktirawan Afif in a weather forecast broadcast in Jakarta, Saturday.
In addition to the rain warning accompanied by lightning, BMKG also predicts that several major cities in the same area will experience lower rainfall.
Furthermore, he said there was the potential for moderate intensity rain in the Medan, Palangkaraya, and Tanjung Selor areas.
Meanwhile, light intensity rain is expected to dominate most other western areas as well as Java Island evenly.
"Then there is the potential for light rain in Padang, Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Pangkalpinang, Bandar Lampung, all of Java and Pontianak," he added.
Not only the potential for rain, people in Banda Aceh City are expected to experience weather conditions with thick clouds covering the area.
As for other areas in Sumatra, BMKG conveyed the potential for hazy air, which will specifically occur in Jambi and Bengkulu City.
Turning to monitoring the eastern part of Indonesia, BMKG also urged the public to be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning in the Manado and Jayawijaya regions.
"Then there is the potential for moderate rain in Mamuju, Gorontalo, and Ternate," he said, outlining the weather conditions for the eastern region.
To conclude, he detailed a number of cities in the central and eastern regions that have the potential to be hit by light rain, including Denpasar, Mataram, Kupang, Makassar, Kendari, Palu, Ambon, Sorong, Manokwari, Nabire, Jayapura, and Merauke.
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