BMKG Estimates Rain Falls Down in Bogor All day

INDUSTRY.co.id - Bogor - Coinciding with the Lunar New Year celebration 2569, Friday (16/2/2018) Bogor, West Java region is expected to rain all day with medium to dense intensity.

Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Bogor Climatology Station, issued an early warning about the weather for the West Java region, especially Bogor region.

BMKG warns of potential rainfall with moderate to heavy intensity accompanied by strong winds and lightning or lightning at 06.25 WIB is estimated to last until 08.20 WIB.

The potential occurs in a number of areas such as Jasinga, Ciampea, Ciomas, Cijeruk, Nanggung, Pamijahan, Kemang, Cibinong, Bogor City, Cisarua, Jonggol, Cariu, Citeureup, Ciawi.

Early warning potentially extends to Ciluengsi, Gunung Putri, Bojonggede.

The weather forecast of the Bogor region on Chinese New Year this morning is generally cloudy, potentially light to moderate rain. The condition is expected to last until noon and evening, even at night it is predicted that light rain is still happening.

The average air temperature ranges from 23 to 32 degrees Celsius, with air humidity reaching 60 to 90 percent. For wind direction generally blow from northwest to southwest direction with speed 02 to 30 km per hour.

Lunar New Year is identical to rain. A number of Bogor people also believed during the Lunar New Year will continue to fall in the area of ​​Bogor.

According to Head of Data and Information Section BMKG Station Climatology Bogor Hadi Saputra, Lunar calendar coincides with the peak of the rainy season.

"This is indeed the cycle, now we are entering the peak of the rainy season until early May, so it's not because the Lunar rain falls, but it's already the cycle," said Hadi.

A day before Imlek, Bogor area was showered lightly all day. Until the night the rain was still down occasionally stopped. Until early morning, and early morning, the rain was flushed the surrounding area of ​​Bogor.