Indonesia Braces for Heavy Rain as Tropical Disturbance Moves East
Indonesia’s weather agency forecast heavy rain and lightning in four cities on Sunday as it tracked a low-potential tropical disturbance west of Sumatra.
JAKARTA — Heavy rain and lightning could disrupt travel and outdoor activities in four Indonesian cities on Sunday, Nov. 15, as the country’s weather agency tracks a tropical disturbance moving east over the Indian Ocean west of Sumatra.
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) named Pekanbaru, Padang, Semarang and Nabire as areas where heavier downpours accompanied by lightning were possible. Rainfall across much of the country was forecast to be light to moderate.
Rain forecast across the archipelago
The forecast covers cities from Sumatra to Papua. In Sumatra, BMKG expected light to moderate rain in Aceh, Medan, Tanjung Pinang, Jambi, Bengkulu, Palembang, Pangkal Pinang and Lampung. In Java, the same conditions were forecast for Serang, Jakarta, Bandung and Yogyakarta.
Rain was also expected in Denpasar and Mataram, as well as Pontianak, Tanjung Selor, Palangkaraya, Samarinda and Banjarmasin. In Sulawesi, the forecast included Manado, Gorontalo, Palu, Kendari and Makassar.
BMKG also forecast rain in Ternate, Sorong, Jayapura, Jayawijaya and Merauke. Conditions were expected to vary elsewhere: Surabaya and Manokwari could see hazy skies, while Mataram was forecast to be mostly cloudy.
Disturbance has low chance of strengthening
BMKG said Tropical Disturbance 96S was moving east over the Indian Ocean west of Sumatra. Its chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next 48 to 72 hours remained low.
The system was generating zones of converging and slowing winds extending from the western coast of Aceh to West Sumatra, as well as near its center, BMKG said. The agency urged residents in Pekanbaru, Padang, Semarang and Nabire to monitor local weather conditions for possible heavy rain and lightning.
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