Fair weather forecast for polling day

KUALA LUMPUR: The weather on polling day for the 15th general election this Saturday is expected to be good in the morning in several states, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).

On its website, the department is forecasting no rain in the morning in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor.

However, MetMalaysia is predicting thunderstorms and rain in most states in the evening, especially on the East Coast states of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan as well as northern states namely Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Perak which would experience rain and thunderstorms in the morning and evening.

Only Putrajaya is expected to have fair weather in the morning and evening, while Labuan will experience thunderstorms in several areas in the morning and evening.

The weather for Sarawak on Saturday morning is fair but thunderstorms are predicted to occur in one or two places in the interior of the state in the evening.

Sabah is expected to experience thunderstorms in one or two places in the morning and evening.

The temperature nationwide is expected to be around 22 degrees Celsius with a maximum of 33 degrees Celsius on that day.