Thunderstorms expected in KL, Selangor and nine states until 7pm

The Malaysian Meteorological Department has issued a thunderstorm warning for several states across Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak, and Sabah, forecasting heavy rain, lightning, and strong winds expected to last until 7pm.

The weather advisory, issued at 4pm, highlights affected areas including northern states such as Perlis and Kedah, the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and extends to various districts in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor, Kelantan, Terengganu, and Pahang.

In Sarawak and Sabah, the alert also covers several central, northern, and interior divisions.

The warnings are short-term, valid for up to six hours, based on cloud formations indicating severe weather.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm warning for multiple states across Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak, and Sabah, forecasting heavy downpours, lightning, and gusty winds until 7pm today.

In the weather advisory issued at 4pm, MetMalaysia indicated that the adverse weather will affect the entire northern states of Perlis, Kedah, Penang, and Perak, alongside the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

In Selangor, seven districts are on alert: Petaling, Sepang, Kuala Selangor, Sabak Bernam, Klang, Kuala Langat, and Gombak.

In Negeri Sembilan, the warning applies to Seremban, Port Dickson, Rembau, and Tampin, while in Melaka, it covers Jasin and Alor Gajah. Further south in Johor, affected districts include Mersing, Tangkak, Muar, and Batu Pahat.

On the East Coast, stormy weather is forecast across Machang and Pasir Puteh in Kelantan; Besut, Setiu, and Hulu Terengganu in Terengganu; alongside Jerantut, Pekan, and Rompin in Pahang.

In Sarawak, the advisory covers several central and northern divisions, including Sarikei (Maradong and Sarikei), Mukah (Tanjung Manis, Daro, and Mukah), Sibu (Selangau), Kuching, Kapit (Kapit and Belaga), and Limbang.

In Sabah, the warning spans multiple districts across five administrative divisions, encompassing Ranau and Kota Belud on the West Coast, as well as Tambunan, Sook, Keningau, Sipitang, Tenom, and Pensiangan in the Interior.

The alert also extends to the Tawau division (Tawau, Kunak, Lahad Datu, and Kalabakan), the Sandakan division (Kinabatangan, Paitan, Sandakan, Labuk and Sugut, and Telupid), and the Kudat division (Kota Marudu and Pitas).

MetMalaysia explained that a thunderstorm warning is triggered when cloud formations indicate imminent heavy rainfall with an intensity exceeding 20mm per hour, or when precipitation is expected to last for more than an hour.

The department emphasised that these alerts serve as short-term warnings and remain valid for a maximum duration of six hours from the time of issuance.

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马来西亚气象局已对马来西亚半岛、砂拉越和沙巴的多个州发布雷暴警告，预计强降雨、闪电和大风天气将持续到晚上7点。

下午4点发布的天气报告强调了受影响的地区，包括玻璃市和吉打等北部州属、吉隆坡和布城联邦直辖区，并延伸到雪兰莪、森美兰、马六甲、柔佛、吉兰丹、登嘉楼和彭亨的各个地区。

在砂拉越和沙巴，警报范围还涵盖了几个中部、北部和内陆地区。

这些预警是短期的，有效期最长为六小时，依据是云层形成情况，表明可能出现恶劣天气。

吉隆坡，10月2日讯——马来西亚气象局（MetMalaysia）已对马来西亚半岛、砂拉越和沙巴的多个州发布雷暴警告，预计今天下午7点前将出现强降雨、闪电和大风天气。

马来西亚气象局在下午 4 点发布的天气预报中指出，恶劣天气将影响北部玻璃市州、吉打州、槟城州和霹雳州，以及吉隆坡和布城联邦直辖区。

雪兰莪州有七个地区处于戒备状态：八打灵、雪邦、瓜拉雪兰莪、沙白安南、巴生、瓜拉冷岳和鹅麦。

在森美兰州，该警告适用于芙蓉、波德申、林茂和淡边，而在马六甲，该警告适用于野新和亚罗牙也。再往南，柔佛州受影响的地区包括丰盛港、东甲、麻坡和峇株巴辖。

在东海岸，预计吉兰丹州的马昌和巴西布地有暴风雨天气；登嘉楼州的勿述 (Besut)、士兆 (Setiu) 和乌鲁登嘉楼 (Hulu Terengganu)；旁边还有彭亨州的而连突 (Jerantut)、北根 (Pekan) 和云冰 (Rompin)。

在砂拉越，该警告涵盖了中部和北部的几个区，包括泗里街（马拉东和泗里街）、穆卡（丹绒马尼斯、达罗和穆卡）、诗巫（实兰高）、古晋、加帛（加帛和贝拉加）和林梦。

在沙巴，该警告跨越五个行政区划的多个地区，包括西海岸的拉瑙和哥打毛律，以及内陆的坦布南、苏克、根地咬、实必登、丹南和彭相安。

该警报还延伸至斗湖分区（斗湖、库纳克、拿笃和卡拉巴干）、山打根分区（京那巴当岸、派丹、山打根、拉卜和苏古特和特卢必）以及古达分区（哥打马鲁都和皮塔斯）。

马来西亚气象局解释说，当云层形成表明即将出现强度超过每小时 20 毫米的强降雨，或者预计降水将持续超过一小时时，就会触发雷暴警告。

该部门强调，这些警报仅作为短期预警，自发布之日起最多有效六小时。

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吉隆坡马拉松本周末照常举行，但儿童短跑比赛因雾霾担忧而取消。

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