BMKG Forecasts Heavy Rain in Most of Indonesia Today

Illustration. (Photo: Dok. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that most of Indonesia will be hit by rain today, Tuesday, June 16.

BMKG Praktirawan Yuyun in a Youtube channel monitored by Antara from Jakarta said that starting from the Sumatra region, Banda Aceh, Pangkal Pinang, and Jambi cities are predicted to be thick clouds, while Medan, Pekanbaru, Bengkulu, Palembang, and Jakarta have the potential to be light rain.

"Bandar Lampung City is predicted to experience smoke or fog, while Padang has the potential to be hit by lightning. Be aware of lightning that can hit Tanjung Pinang," he said.

Turning to Java Island, the weather in Bandung is predicted to be cloudy, while Serang will be thick clouds. The Semarang and Surabaya regions are predicted to be light rain, while Yogyakarta has the potential to be cloudy.

Then for the Kalimantan region, the weather in Pontianak, Palangkaraya, Samarinda, and Banjarmasin is predicted to be light rain, while Tanjung Selor has the potential for thunderstorms.

Moving to the Bali and Nusa Tenggara region, the weather in Denpasar is predicted to be thick clouds, while Mataram has the potential to experience smoke or fog. The city of Kupang is predicted to be showered with light rain.

Then for the Sulawesi region, the weather in Palu, Gorontalo, Kendari, Makassar, and Manado is predicted to be light rain.

Meanwhile, for the Maluku and North Maluku regions, Ternate and Ambon are expected to be hit by light rain.

Shifting to the Papua region, Jayawijaya and Merauke are predicted to be cloudy, while light rain is likely to rain on Sorong, Manokwari, Nabire, Jayapura, and Kupang.

BMKG also reminded the public to be on alert for the potential for heavy to very heavy rain in North Sumatra, West Sulawesi, and North Maluku. In addition, a number of other regions in Indonesia are in a state of alert for the potential for moderate to heavy rain.