INDOPOSCO.ID – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has forecast that a large portion of Indonesia will see rainfall of varying intensity on Monday, ranging from light and moderate rain to thunderstorms.
In a weather forecast video posted on BMKG’s official YouTube channel on Monday morning, BMKG forecaster Medayu Bestari reported that several regions across western and eastern Indonesia are expected to experience rainfall that the public should anticipate.
Medayu noted that thunderstorms are likely in several cities, including Padang (West Sumatra), Jambi, Bengkulu, Pangkal Pinang (Bangka Belitung Islands), Bandar Lampung (Lampung), Semarang (Central Java), Tanjung Selor (North Kalimantan), Samarinda (East Kalimantan), and Banjarmasin (South Kalimantan).
“Meanwhile, in the eastern part of the country, similar conditions are expected in Ternate (North Maluku) and Merauke (South Papua),” she added.
Moderate rain is also projected for Tanjung Pinang (Riau Islands), as well as several eastern cities such as Mamuju (West Sulawesi) and Kupang (East Nusa Tenggara).
Light rain is forecast in Medan (North Sumatra), Pekanbaru (Riau), Palembang (South Sumatra), Bandung (West Java), Surabaya (East Java), Pontianak (West Kalimantan), and Palangkaraya (Central Kalimantan).
Light rain is also expected in Denpasar (Bali), Makassar (South Sulawesi), Palu (Central Sulawesi), Kendari (Southeast Sulawesi), Gorontalo, Manado (North Sulawesi), Ambon (Maluku), Sorong (Southwest Papua), Nabire (Central Papua), Jayapura (Papua), and Jayawijaya (Highland Papua).
In addition to rain, several cities are forecast to experience heavy cloud cover, including Banda Aceh (Aceh), Serang (Banten), Jakarta, Yogyakarta, and Mataram (West Nusa Tenggara). Meanwhile, hazy conditions are expected in Manokwari (West Papua).
BMKG urged the public to remain alert to the potential for extreme weather and to routinely check weather updates via its official website and the Info BMKG mobile app.
“Make sure to regularly update weather information through our website, bmkg.go.id, and our social media platforms via the Info BMKG app,” Medayu said. (aro)
