MetMalaysia: Inter-monsoon season to begin on March 23

KUALA LUMPUR: The inter-monsoon season is expected to begin on Thursday (March 23) and continue until mid-May, marking the end of the Northeast Monsoon which began on Nov 7 last year.

Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) director-general Muhammad Helmi Abdullah, in a statement, said during this phase, the country would receive weak winds from various directions which would form thunderstorms that usually bring heavy rain and strong winds in a short period.