The Majority Of Big Cities In Indonesia Potentially Raining Today

Illustration of rain (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said that the weather in a number of major cities in Indonesia on Thursday, December 12 is expected to rain, such as Denpasar, Bandung, Padang, and Sorong.

BMKG weather forecaster Maria Klaudiana said, for Sumatra Island, Banda Aceh City is expected to be thick cloudy. In addition, he said, the potential for light rain is expected to occur in Tanjung Pinang and Pekanbaru cities, and Medan City is expected to rain with moderate intensity.

"Be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning and lightning in the city of Padang," Maria reminded as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, December 12.

He also reminded to be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning and lightning in Palembang City.

As for Bandar Lampung City, he said, it is generally thought to be thick cloudy, while Jambi City and Pangkal Pinang are expected to rain with light intensity. He added, Bengkulu City has the potential to rain with moderate intensity

Maria said that in Java, Serang City is predicted to have thick cloudy weather. In addition, he said, the potential for light rain is expected to occur in the cities of Jakarta and Bandung.

"Be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning and lightning in the cities of Semarang, Yogyakarta, and Surabaya," he said.

In the areas of Bali and Nusa Tenggara, Maria highlighted the potential for light rain that is expected to occur in Denpasar City and Kupang City. He also reminded to be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning and lightning in Mataram City.

For the island of Kalimantan, he mentioned that it is estimated that it will rain with light intensity in Pontianak City. Meanwhile, for the cities of Tanjung Selor, Samarinda, Palangka Raya, and Banjarmasin, it is necessary to be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning and lightning.

Then, he said, on the island of Sulawesi, the potential for light rain is expected to occur in the cities of Gorontalo and Palu City. Meanwhile, the cities of Mamuju, Makassar, and Manado are expected to rain with moderate intensity.

"Be aware of the potential for rain accompanied by lightning and lightning in Kendari City," he added.

Then in Eastern Indonesia, he said, the weather is generally thick cloudy in Manokwari City. As for Ternate City, Sorong City, Jayapura, Jayawijaya, and Ambon City, he said, it is estimated that it will rain with light intensity. Nabire City, he said, is expected to rain with moderate intensity.

"Be aware of the potential for thunderstorms in Merauke City," he said.

Previously, the Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati asked the public to be aware of the potential for extreme weather during the Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025 (Nataru) periods. This condition, he said, was triggered by a number of factors, such as the La Nina phenomenon which resulted in the potential for additional rainfall up to 20-40 percent. This phenomenon will take place from the end of 2024 to at least April 2025.

In addition, added Dwikorita, there are also other atmospheric dynamics that are predicted in the Nataru period to be active simultaneously, such as Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and Cold Surge which move from mainland Asia (Siberia) to western Indonesia which also has the potential to increase the intensity and volume of rainfall in various parts of Indonesia.