Malaysia: More rain expected from next month

The Star 29 Sep 15;

PETALING JAYA: More rain is expected from October when the wind pattern changes.

Meteorological Department spokesman Dr Hisham Mohd Anip said the wind is expected to start changing its direction by late tomorrow.

“The impact will be seen the following day. We can expect more rain to come after that,” he said.

Dr Hisham said most of the rain would be in the northern states and Kelantan.

The department’s atmospheric science and cloud seeding division director Maznorizan Mohamad said they would activate cloud seeding operations depending on weather conditions.

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the weather conditions in Malaysia were influenced by the presence of Typhoon Dujuan in Taiwan.

“Generally, many places are not expected to receive rain. However, based on the weather patterns, there can be early morning showers in some areas of the west coast and west of Sabah,” he said in a statement yesterday.

He said the hazy conditions were due to south-west winds from Sumatra and Kalimantan.

Based on satellite images, four hotspots in Kalimantan and 61 hotspots in Sumatra were detected. No hot spots were detected in Malaysia.

As of 5pm yesterday, nine areas recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings. The areas were Larkin Lama (116), Muar (122), Pasir Gudang (115) in Johor, Malacca (136), Port Dickson (111) and Seremban (104), Kuching (116) and Samarahan (117) in Sarawak.