KUALA LUMPUR: With the Southwest Monsoon season being in its final phase, Malaysia will soon experience a monsoon transition, beginning October.
According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, when the transition begins thunderstorms and strong winds are expected to occur in the evening.
Its director-general Alui Bahari, when contacted, said the transition period will continue until November this year.
“As of now, the southwest monsoon season is in its final period. Several states in the country will be experiencing heavy downpour.
“This is because of continuous strong winds coming from the Andaman Sea which carries a high content of water vapor, therefore you would see a marked increase in rainfall above average and states in the northern peninsula will face heavy rains.
“Also, in the mid-Sept there were slight changes in the weather forecast pattern where Typhoon Doksuri which occurred in Vietnam, had affected the wind patterns, bringing rain to the northern peninsula,” he said.
He said in September, Chuping Meteorological station recorded the highest amount of rainfall sinc 1995 with 389.3mm.
He said thuderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds over states of Perlis, Kedah (Langkawi, Kubang Pasu and Kota Setar districts), Negri Sembilan (Port Dickson district), Melaka and Johor (Tangkak, Muar and Batu Pahat districts) are expected to persist until late morning.