BMKG: Major cities in Indonesia likely to experience rain

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) forecasts that the weather in major cities in Indonesia will generally be dominated by light to moderate rain on Sunday.

Prakirawan BMKG Diah Ayu, in an online broadcast followed from Jakarta, reported that cities in Sumatra such as Medan, Padang, Bengkulu, Tanjung Pinang, Pangkal Pinang Palembang, and Lampung have the potential for light to moderate rain. Meanwhile, Aceh and Pekanbaru are covered in clouds.

“For Java Island, light to moderate rain is predicted evenly in major cities such as Serang, Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, and Surabaya,” said Diah Ayu.

Furthermore, in the Bali region, Mataram and Kupang are predicted to experience light rain.

For the Sulawesi region, heavy rain accompanied by lightning is expected to occur in Manado, Gorontalo, and Ternate. Meanwhile, light to moderate rain has the potential to fall in Makassar, Palu, Mamuju, and Kendari.

Finally, in the eastern part of Indonesia, BMKG stated that the weather is generally predicted to experience light to moderate rain such as Ambon, Sorong, Manokwari, Nabire, Jayapura, Jayawijaya, and Merauke.