The country is currently in the final phase of the Northeast Monsoon, which is expected to end by mid-March, resulting in reduced cloud cover and lower rainfall
Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (METMalaysia), Muhammad Helmi Abdullah berkata, dalam tempoh ini, litupan awan dan taburan hujan lazimnya adalah kurang di kebanyakan tempat, terutama di kawasan utara Semenanjung, termasuk Perak, Pahang serta Kelantan