JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that a number of areas in Indonesia will experience rain with varying intensities as well as hazy and foggy weather on Monday, May 18.
BMKG Praktirawan Henokhvita said that light rain was predicted to occur in a number of major cities including Padang (West Sumatra), Tanjung Pinang (Riau Islands), Pangkal Pinang (Bangka Belitung Islands), Bengkulu, Serang (Banten), and Jakarta.
"Light rain is also predicted in Bandung (West Java), Tanjung Selor (North Kalimantan), Samarinda (East Kalimantan), Denpasar (Bali), Mataram (West Nusa Tenggara/NTB), Kupang (East Nusa Tenggara/NTT), and most of Sulawesi, Ternate (North Maluku), and most of Papua," said Henokhvita quoted by Antara Monday morning.
Next, there is also the potential for moderate intensity rain that is predicted to occur in Medan (North Sumatra), Ambon (Maluku), and Jayapura (Papua).
Then Henokhvita conveyed that BMKG also warned of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning that could occur in Bandar Lampung (Lampung), Semarang (Central Java), Pontianak (West Kalimantan), Palangka Raya (Central Kalimantan), and Banjarmasin (South Kalimantan).
Meanwhile, heavy cloudy conditions are expected to occur in Banda Aceh (Aceh), and Pekanbaru (Riau).
In addition, BMKG also predicts the potential for hazy air in Palembang (South Sumatra), Yogyakarta, and Surabaya (East Java). As for the condition of smoke or fog, it has the potential to occur in Jambi.
There is also the potential for hazy air in Palembang, in Yogyakarta, and Surabaya. Then the last one there is also the potential for smoke or fog in Jambi.
In line with these various weather conditions, Henokhvita said BMKG urged the public to remain vigilant against potential weather that could disrupt activities and update weather information through and official BMKG social media.
"Make sure to always update weather information through the bmkg.go.id website and our social media at @info.bmkg," he said.
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