JAKARTA - The weekend can be the right time to go out with family. But don't forget to prepare an umbrella because the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts a number of areas in Indonesia have the potential for heavy rain at a speed of more than 50 millimeters on Saturday, June 24.
Based on the official BMKG website, the potential for heavy rain is expected to occur in Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau, Bengkulu, Jambi, South Sumatra, Lampung, and Banten.
Heavy rains also have the potential to be experienced in West Java, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, North Maluku, Maluku, West Papua and Papua.
BMKG's BMKG Climate Variability Analysis Coordinator, Supari explained that El Nino's chances began to occur in Indonesia to strengthen to 80 percent this June.
Therefore, Supari asked all parties to anticipate drought, especially local governments with low rainfall potential.
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Despite the potential for heavy rain, El Nino has caused potential forest fires in a number of areas, namely Aceh, South Sumatra, East Nusa Tenggara, and Central Kalimantan.
El Nino is a deviation phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean, his behavior is different from usual. Unfortunately his behavior is not always the same every year, sometimes warmer than normal or sometimes colder the temperature," Supari said as quoted by ANTARA.
In addition to heavy rains, several areas in Indonesia today are also expected to experience strong winds with speeds of more than 45 kilometers per hour, such as South Sumatra, West Java, North Kalimantan, and Maluku.
Not only heavy rain and strong winds, the potential for rain accompanied by lightning and lightning or thunderstorms also has the potential to occur in several areas, namely Aceh, Riau, South Sumatra, West Java, DKI Jakarta, West Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, North Maluku, Maluku and West Papua.
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