BMKG Predicts Heavy Rain Accompanied By Lightning In Several Areas

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Heavy rain that can be accompanied by lightning and strong winds on Monday has the opportunity to cover a number of areas in Indonesia according to the weather early warning of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

According to a BMKG information broadcast quoted by Antara, Monday, May 1, heavy rain with rainfall of more than 50 mm per day has the potential to occur in the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau, Bengkulu, Jambi, South Sumatra, Lampung, and Banten.

Parts of West Java, Central Java, Special Region of Yogyakarta, East Java, West Nusa Tenggara, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, North Maluku, Maluku, West Papua, and Papua are also predicted to face similar weather conditions.

Rain that can be accompanied by lightning / lightning has the opportunity to occur in parts of Aceh, North Sumatra, Riau, Bengkulu, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Java, DKI Jakarta, East Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, North Maluku, Maluku and West Papua.

In addition, strong winds have the opportunity to cover parts of Aceh, South Sumatra, Special Region of Yogyakarta, East Java, West Nusa Tenggara, and South Kalimantan.

BMKG reminded that floods can occur in areas facing potential rain such as Aceh, North Sumatra, Jambi, South Sumatra, Lampung, West Java, Central Java, East Java, West Nusa Tenggara, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua.

The increase in the potential for rain in parts of Indonesia, according to the BMKG, was influenced, among other things, by the presence of cyclonic circulation and convergence/confluence areas.

The BMKG said that the cyclonic circulation observed in the southern waters of West Java and the Pacific Ocean north of Halmahera formed an elongated wind speed deceleration area in parts of Java, the Indian Ocean south of Banten-West Java, and North Maluku.

Convergence areas were also observed extending from North Sumatra to Aceh, from Jambi to South Sumatra, northern Sulawesi, West Papua, and Papua.

Meanwhile, wind confluence areas (confluence) were observed in the Indian Ocean south of Java and the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines.

The presence of cyclonic circulation and convergence/confluence areas can increase the potential for rain cloud growth around the cyclonic circulation area and along the convergence/confluence area.