Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) projects that 94 percent of Indonesia’s regions will receive light to heavy rainfall that might be accompanied by thunderstorms.
BMKG forecaster Azhari Putri Cempaka stated that among 35 major cities under BMKG’s surveillance, only two regions will not receive rainfall. The two cities are Kupang and Manokwari that are potentially cloudy.
"The active Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) in the Indian Ocean is supported by active atmospheric waves in some regions in Sumatra. This contributes to the increase in rain clouds in the western region of Indonesia,” she stated in Jakarta on Monday.
In Sumatra, the BMKG predicts light-intensity rains to occur in Banda Aceh, Medan, Tanjung Pinang, and Bengkulu.
Meanwhile, thunderstorms might occur in Palembang, Padang, Jambi, Pangkal Pinang, and Bandar Lampung.
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In Java, light- to medium-intensity rains might be received in Jakarta, Semarang, and Banten Province, whereas thunderstorms might occur in Bandung, Yogyakarta, and Surabaya.
In Lesser Sunda, thunderstorms may be experienced in Denpasar and Mataram. Meanwhile, cloudy weather is predicted in Kupang.
In Kalimantan, light-intensity rains might only be experienced in Palangkaraya, whereas thunderstorms might occur in most other regions, such as Pontianak, Banjarmasin, Samarinda, and Tanjung Selor.
In Sulawesi, the BMKG projects light- to medium-intensity rains in Palu, Makassar, Manado, Kendari, and Mamuju, whereas thunderstorms might occur in Gorontalo.
In the eastern region of Indonesia, light-intensity rains might be experienced in Ternate and Jayapura, and thunderstorms might occur in Ambon. Meanwhile, Manokwari is forecast to be cloudy.
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Cempaka stated that surface wind prediction in the northern region of Indonesia is dominated by winds from the north and northeast, whereas in the southern region of Indonesia, the winds typically blow from the west and northwest, with speeds ranging from 10 to 40 kilometers per hour.
The temperature in Indonesia’s major cities ranges between 20 to 34 degrees Celsius, with humidity of 55-100 percent.
The forecast for sea wave heights in the Indonesian waters remains quite conducive, ranging from 0.5 to 2.5 meters.
“Beware of 2.5- to four-meter-high waves in North Natuna Sea and the western Indian Ocean off Sumatra to the south of Java,” Cempaka stated.
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Translator: Yuni Arisandy Sinaga
Editor: Jafar M Sidik
