It’s going to be hot until October

On the job: Fire and rescue department personnel extinguishing a bushfire caused by the hot and dry weather at Taman Lestari Perdana in Seri Kembangan. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: It is scorching hot in many parts of the country and will remain so until the inter-monsoon season arrives in Octo­ber.

Kapit in Sarawak was the hottest spot in the country at 37°C, according to a check on the Malaysian Meteorological Department (Met­Ma­l­ay­sia) website.