Beware Of Rainy Rain Accompanied By Strongness And Winds Throughout Indonesia

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning for forecasting heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds that could potentially occur in a number of parts of Indonesia, on Saturday.

In information quoted from the BMKG website, reported by Antara Saturday, September 17, the potential for heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds was warned for the provinces of Aceh, Bangka Belitung, Bengkulu, Jambi, Lampung, Riau, West Sumatra, North Sumatra, Banten, DKI Jakarta, West Java.

Similar conditions also have the potential to occur in the provinces of West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara, West Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, Papua, West Papua,

The BMKG said that Cyclonic circulation was observed in the Indian Ocean west of West Sumatra-Bengkulu and in northern Australia which formed an elongated convergence area in the western Indian Ocean of Banten-Bengkulu and in northern Australia.

The convergence area was also observed extending from the southern waters of the Bangka Belitung Islands to the eastern waters of Riau, from the southern part of the Karimata Strait to the Natuna Sea, from the waters of Seram Island to the western Seram Sea, and in central Papua.

BMKG said that this condition was able to increase the potential for rain cloud growth around the cyclonic circulation area and along the convergence area.

Especially for the DKI Jakarta area, the BMKG predicts that some areas of Jakarta will experience rain on Saturday afternoon.

In addition, the BMKG also issued an early warning regarding the possibility of rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds.

"Be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds in South Jakarta and East Jakarta in the late afternoon," the BMKG warned.

The average air temperature in the capital throughout Saturday is estimated to be in the normal range between 23 to 31 degrees Celsius.

With humidity levels throughout Saturday fluctuating in the range of 75 percent to 90 percent.