Weather to cool down by end March as monsoon transition period approaches, says MetMalaysia


PETALING JAYA: Hot and dry weather around the country is expected to cool down with heavy rains expected to follow with the start of the monsoon transition period at the end of March.

Malaysian Meteorological Department’s (MetMalaysia) director-general Muhammad Helmi Abdullah said the transition period, which was expected to begin on March 29, was expected to last until May.

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