Heavy rain in most parts of Malaysia on polling day - Met Dept

The Malaysian Meteorological Department has forecasted a rainy day for most of the country on Nov 19, when the nation goes to the polls to elect a new government.

According to the freshly updated weather predictions on the MetMalaysia website, most states, ranging from Sarawak to Selangor to Perlis, will experience sunny weather in the mornings, but heavy rain in the evenings.

The rain predictions range from heavy thunderstorms to persistent light rain.

It’s even worse in Kelantan, where most districts can expect rainy weather throughout the day.

Interestingly, the trend is reversed in Penang where a rainy morning can be expected to be followed by clear afternoon weather.

The weather forecast is in line with MetMalaysia’s warnings last month when experts said it was not ideal for the 15th general election (GE15) to be held during the Northeast Monsoon.

MetMalaysia deputy director-general (strategic and technical) Mohd Hashim Mohd Anip said GE15 should not be held this year, specifically during a time when weather patterns are going through change.

“In our opinion, from the point of view of the disaster management community, in general, we do not encourage GE15 being held (at this time).

“This is because, during the transition into the Northeast Monsoon period itself, there will be many locations throughout Malaysia that will face flooding,” he said at the time. - Mkini