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The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warned the public of possible extreme weather during the transition from dry to rainy seasons.

"During this transitional period, we need to be aware of the potential for extreme weather such as heavy rain in short duration which can be accompanied by lightning and strong winds, tornadoes, even hail," BMKG Deputy for Meteorology, Guswanto, said in Jakarta, Tuesday.

BMKG has issued forecast information for the beginning of the rainy season in 2020, which predicts that most parts of Indonesia will enter the early rainy season from late October-November 2020.

During September-October, the period of transition from dry to rainy season is still ongoing in several Indonesian territories. BMKG predicts that certain weather condition will hit these areas in the next week period:

Heavy rain with lightning from Sep. 22-24 will hit Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, Lampung, West Java, Central Java, East Java, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, North Sulawesi , Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, West Papua, and Papua. 

On Sep. 25-28, heavy rain intensity will hit Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, Bengkulu, Bangka Belitung Islands, Lampung, Banten, West Java, Central Java, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, West Papua and Papua. (Antaranews)