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With the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, this year’s Raya celebrations will once again see us staying home and staying safe.
While we know we will all do our best to make this celebration a great one, unfortunately we come with some… cloudy news for the week.
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In the past few weeks, we’ve seen more and more storms making their way to us and sadly, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) have forecasted cloudy weather nationwide with possible rain in the west coast states of Peninsular Malaysia and western Sabah on Hari Raya Aidilfitri day.
MetMalaysia’s director-general Jailan Simon noted that on the afternoon of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, rain is expected in the interior of the east coast states.
“Generally, the weather conditions are expected to be similar for the second and third day of Raya,” he added.
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Hari Raya Aidilfitri this year is scheduled to be celebrated on 13th May.
According to the director-general, Malaysia is currently in the inter-monsoon phase which brings about rain and thunderstorms.
The country’s weather is expected to improve by mid-May once the Southwest Monsoon phase begins.
Incidences of thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected to decrease and most states will experience more number of days without rain during this monsoon period, the director-general added.
However, heavy rain could occur in the early morning in the west coast of the Peninsula during this time due to the occasional storm line from the Melaka Strait.
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From the middle of May until the Southwest Monsoon period is over, most areas in Peninsular Malaysia are also expected to receive rain at an average level of between 100mm and 350mm, except for Melaka and Johor whicha re expected to receive rain slightly below the average.
“Kuching, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Bentong, Sarikei and Sibu in Sarawak are expected to receive slightly below average rainfall of between 150mm and 200mm while Kapit, Bintulu, Miri and Limbang are expected to receive rainfall at an average level of between 150mm and 400mm,” the director-general noted.
Sabah is also expected to receive average rainfall during this period.
The MetMalaysia director-general also hinted that Malaysia could be hit by cross-border haze in late July or early August.
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Looks like we’re in for some rough weather ahead…
We know that spending Raya at home again this year may not be the best, but with weather forecasts like these… maybe staying home isn’t such a bad thing.
But also remember that we’re all staying home for our safety and the safety of our loved ones.
Stay home, stay safe and stay updated with the latest COVID-19 news here: https://en.syok.my/covid-19
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