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KUALA LUMPUR, November 15, 2026 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) on Sunday issued a thunderstorm warning, with heavy rain and strong winds expected in nine states and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur until 5pm.
In a statement carried by Bernama and The Star, MetMalaysia said the adverse weather was expected to affect the whole of Perlis, Kuala Lumpur and Melaka. Residents in those areas, as well as in named districts across six other states, were placed under the warning for Sunday afternoon.
The warning also covered several areas in Kedah — Langkawi, Kubang Pasu, Sik, Padang Terap, Baling and Pokok Sena — as well as Timur Laut and Barat Daya in Penang, and Kinta, Kampar, Batang Padang and Muallim in Perak.
In Selangor, the areas expected to be affected were Hulu Selangor, Gombak, Petaling, Kuala Selangor and Hulu Langat, while in Negeri Sembilan the warning covered Rembau and Port Dickson.
In Sarawak, MetMalaysia said the warning covered Kuching (Kuching and Bau), Samarahan, Betong, Sarikei (Sarikei and Pakan) and Serian (Siburan). In Sabah, the affected areas were Kudat (Pitas and Kota Marudu), the west coast (Ranau, Kota Belud, Tuaran, Kota Kinabalu, Penampang and Putatan), Sandakan (Telupid and Paitan) and the interior (Tambunan).
Sunday’s district-level warning did not list Johor, Pahang, Kelantan, Terengganu, Labuan or Putrajaya. A broader outlook issued a day earlier, however, still pointed to thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in most peninsular states through November 17.
That outlook, issued on Saturday, November 14, came from MetMalaysia’s director-general, Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip, who said the assessment was based on an analysis of the latest weather forecast models, which indicated that a convergence of winds was expected from November 15 to 17. “This situation could bring thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds over a longer duration in most states in Peninsular Malaysia,” he said in a statement posted on MetMalaysia’s Facebook page, as reported by Malay Mail and The Star.
In that Saturday statement, Mohd Hisham advised the public to refer regularly to the department’s website at www.met.gov.my and its official social media platforms, and to download the myCuaca application for the latest and verified information.
Sunday’s warning is more specific than the three-day outlook, naming the states and districts expected to be affected by thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds until 5pm, and including districts in Sabah and Sarawak as well as the whole of Melaka and Kuala Lumpur.
People living, travelling or working in the listed areas may be affected by the heavy rain and strong winds cited in the MetMalaysia statement. The reports of the Sunday warning did not record any further public advisory beyond the areas and the period named.
For updates after 5pm, and for the remainder of the November 15 to 17 period covered by the earlier outlook, MetMalaysia has pointed the public to its official website, social media and the myCuaca application. The Star published the Sunday warning shortly before 2pm, attributing it to a MetMalaysia statement. Malay Mail and The Star had earlier carried the director-general’s Saturday outlook, including his advice on official channels for verified updates.
Sources: The Star (Bernama) on the November 15 warning; Malay Mail and The Star (Bernama) on MetMalaysia’s November 14 outlook and public advisory.
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