Rain Intensity Starts to Rise in Karimun After Had Water Drought, Here's BMKG Prediction

TRIBUNBATAM.id, KARIMUN - Rain intensity in Karimun Regency began to increase.

It was after a few months that the weather in Karimun was hot and it was very rare to rain.

Currently it rains almost every day.

Like Friday (1/5/2020), rain flushed almost all regions of Karimun Regency at dawn.

The rain is also predicted to occur on Saturday (05/02/2020).

This is based on the weather forecast of Meteorological Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

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According to the release of Raja Haji Abdullah Tanjungbalai Karimun Meteorological Station, on Saturday morning the weather will be local rain, at noon cloudy local rain, at night cloudy and local rainy at early days.

"The weather forecast is valid Saturday, 2 May 2020, 07.00 WIB until Sunday, 3 May 2020, 07.00 WIB," said the Head of Raja Haji Abdullah Tanjungbalai Karimun Meteorological Station, Raden Eko Sarjono.

Then the direction of wind from southwest at speeds of 5-20 kilometers / hour.

Air temperature between 24-32 degrees centigrade.

Then the humidity ranges between 65-100 percent.

Sea wave height between 0.1-1.0 meters.

Sea surface currents head northwest at speeds of 5-45 centimeters / second.

Previously, some areas in Karimun Regency experienced drought due to the lack of rain.

Even the wells of the residents at Karimun Besar, Kundur and Moro Island are starting to dry up.

Not only that, but the reservoirs of clean water sources in Moro Island and Kundur Island also experience drought. (TribunBatam.id/Elhadif Putra)

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