IDNEWSNOW.COM, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicted that most big cities in Indonesia on Monday afternoon, December 13, will be showered by light rain.
Big cities to experience low-intensity rain are Serang, Jambi, Surabaya, Palangkaraya, Pangkal Pinang, Ambon, Mataram, Manokwari, Kendari, and Medan.
Cities expected to see moderate-intensity rain include Bengkulu, Bandung, Pontianak, Pekanbaru, Makassar, and Manado. Meanwhile, cities forecasted to be hit by rain accompanied by lightning are Banjarmasin, Tanjung Pinang, and Palembang. Heavy rain is also estimated to fall in Palembang.
The agency also noted that the weather in Banda Aceh, Yogyakarta, Gorontalo, Samarinda, Tarakan, and Jayapura will likely be partly sunny, while that in Denpasar, Central Jakarta, Semarang, Bandar Lampung, Ternate, Kupang, Mamuju, and Padang potentially be cloudy.
On Monday evening, the BMKG forecasted that light rain is expected to fall in most cities, viz. Denpasar, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Pontianak, Banjarmasin, Palangkaraya, Samarinda, Tarakan, Tanjung Pinang, Ternate, Mamuju, Manado, and Palembang.
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