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The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts the potential for heavy rain to occur in some areas in Indonesia. Quoted from the BMKG page in a weather early warning on Sunday (18/9/2022), heavy rains overshadowed the areas of Aceh, West Sumatra, and Riau.

Then Bengkulu, Jambi, South Sumatra, Bangka Belitung Islands, Lampung, and West Java. Meanwhile, other provinces with the potential for heavy rain are West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Sulawesi and West Sulawesi.

Likewise, Southeast Sulawesi, North Maluku, Maluku, and Papua. Lower intensity rain fell in the Riau Islands, DKI Jakarta, East Java, North Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and Central Sulawesi.

Meanwhile, BMKG also warned of the potential for strong winds in West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara. Several large cities are forecasted to experience rain accompanied by lightning.

Among other things, Pontianak in West Kalimantan and Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan this afternoon. Bengkulu City in Bengkulu Province and Pangkal Pinang in the Bangka Belitung Islands are also forecasted to experience thunderstorms in the early hours of the morning.

Especially for the DKI Jakarta area, light rain has the potential to fall in South Jakarta and East Jakarta this afternoon and evening. Meanwhile, light rain may fall in West and central Jakarta at night.

The BMKG warned that two provinces were included in the alert category for the impact of heavy rains such as floods, namely Central Kalimantan and Central Sulawesi. Today's alert category is also given to West Sumatra, South Sumatra and Bengkulu.

In addition, there are Lampung, Bangka Belitung Islands, and West Kalimantan. Lastly, South Kalimantan, West Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, and Papua. (RRI)