Bad weather expected until this evening - Met Department

SHAH ALAM - Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to hit several states till evening.

In a statement the Meteorological Department Malaysia (MetMalaysia) said areas in the Peninsular were likely to be hit by bad weather until 6 pm, while Sabah and Sarawak were expected to experience bad weather till 5pm.

States involved included Perlis, Kedah (Langkawi, Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar, Pokok Sena, Padang Terap, Pendang, Sik and Baling) and Perak (Hulu Perak, Kuala Kangsar, Manjung, Kinta, Perak Tengah, Kampar, Bagan Datuk, Hilir Perak, Batang Padang and Muallim).

Other states in Peninsular that will be affected are Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Negeri Sembilan, Johor and Melaka.

Meanwhile, in Pahang, the areas affected were Cameron Highlands, Jerantut, Bentong, Temerloh, Maran, Kuantan, Bera, Pekan and Rompin.Other areas affected in Sarawak are Limbang (Lawas) and Sabah (Pedalaman (Sipitang and Beaufort), Pantai Barat (Papar, Putatan, Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Tuaran and Kota Belud), Tawau (Lahad Datu), Sandakan (Telupid, Kinabatangan, Beluran and Sandakan) and Kudat (Kota Marudu).