Alert-level weather recorded in 17 areas as hot spell returns

 Alert category hot weather involves daily maximum temperatures of between 35 and 37 degrees Celsius for at least three consecutive days.

Fourteen areas in West Malaysia and three in East Malaysia had experienced Level 1 hot weather as of 6am today.

KUALA LUMPUR:

 A total of 14 areas in Peninsular Malaysia, two in Sabah, and one in Sarawak had recorded Level 1 hot weather, classified in the alert category, as of 6am today.

The meteorological department said the affected areas were Perlis; Kubang Pasu, Pendang, Kota Setar, and Padang Terap in Kedah; Kuala Kangsar and Hulu Perak in Perak; Jeli, Pasir Mas, Tanah Merah, and Machang in Kelantan; Kuala Lumpur; as well as Gombak and Sepang in Selangor.

Also affected were Beaufort and Telupid in Sabah, as well as Limbang in Sarawak.

According to the department, Level 1 status is issued when the daily maximum temperature reaches between 35 and 37 degrees Celsius for at least three consecutive days. - FMT