JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warned of the potential for heavy rain accompanied by strong winds and lightning that could occur in several parts of Indonesia, such as in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
In a weather early warning quoted from the BMKG website from Jakarta that was reported by Antara on Saturday, the BMKG predicted heavy rain accompanied by wind and lightning could occur in West Sumatra, Riau Islands, Bengkulu, South Sumatra, Lampung and Banten.
A similar situation has the potential to occur in West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, North Maluku, Maluku, West Papua and Papua.
Meanwhile, according to the BMKG, the areas that can experience lighter rain today are the Bangka Belitung Islands, West Nusa Tenggara and South Sulawesi.
Regarding heavy rains in several regions of the archipelago, the BMKG warned of the potential for flash floods with provinces such as the Riau Islands, Bengkulu, Bangka Belitung Islands, East Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan and South Kalimantan included in the alert category.
Flood alert due to the weather today was also given to several areas in the provinces of North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, North Maluku, Maluku, West Papua and Papua.
Meanwhile, the capital city of Jakarta is forecasted to experience sunny, cloudy weather throughout the day, with only South Jakarta potentially experiencing light rain this afternoon.
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