BMKG: Indonesia's weather dominated by partly cloudy to thick cloud today

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has said that weather across most of Indonesia is expected to be partly cloudy to thick cloudy on Thursday.

BMKG weather forecaster Adelia said in a statement in Jakarta on Thursday that partly cloudy, cloudy to thick cloudy conditions are likely in Banda Aceh, Medan (North Sumatra), Tanjung Pinang (Riau Islands), Pangkal Pinang (Bangka Belitung Islands), Serang (Banten), Jakarta, Bandung (West Java), Semarang (Central Java), Yogyakarta, Surabaya (East Java), Pontianak (West Kalimantan), Palangka Raya (Central Kalimantan), Samarinda (East Kalimantan), and Banjarmasin (South Kalimantan).

In addition, light rain is possible in Pekanbaru (Riau), Jambi, Bengkulu, Bandar Lampung, Tanjung Selor (North Kalimantan), Jayapura (Papua), and Jayawijaya (Highland Papua).

She also highlighted the potential for moderate rain in Mamuju (West Sulawesi) and hazy conditions in Palembang (South Sumatra) and Mataram (West Nusa Tenggara/NTB).