Hot, dry weather expected to subside in early April

 

The hot and dry weather is expected to diminish at the beginning of next month with the onset of the monsoon transition period from April.

National Weather and Geophysics Operation Centre director Maqrun Fadzli Mohd Fahmi said this phase occurs when there is a shift in wind direction from the northeast to the southwest monsoon.

"During the monsoon transition phase, wind patterns usually lead to thunderstorm activity in the late afternoon, and we expect this situation to begin around early April.

"The hot and dry weather will persist for another week, but we hope with more rainfall during this monsoon transition phase, it will help alleviate the high temperatures," he said on Bernama TV’s “Apa Khabar Malaysia” programme today.

The national Weather and Geophysics Operation Centre is under the Meteorological Department.

Maqrun said the department always collaborates with the National Disaster Management Agency to conduct cloud seeding operations to enhance rainfall distribution if needed, and any information will be communicated from time to time.

- Bernama