Why Is It So Hot These Days? Here's An Explanation From A Weather Expert

There's a reason to this drastic change in weather, as explained by a professor from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

In a report by Berita Harian, Fredolin Tangang, a professor of Climatology and Oceanography explained why folks in Peninsular Malaysia have been experiencing scorching heat waves.

The professor said the storm had caused the air humidity to shift from Peninsular Malaysia to Sabah and Sarawak.

"The Peninsular became less cloudy, which contributed to stable weather and insolation that increased the overall temperature in the region," he said.

The hot spell will continue until next week and it is estimated to exceed 33 degrees Celsius in certain states.

According to media reports, more than 1,000 residents were evacuated from the Kota Belud district in Sabah. The bad weather even caused a section of Mount Kinabalu to collapse.

Other affected areas include Kota Kinabalu, Penampang, Kuala Penyu, Beaufort, Sipitang, Tenom, Keningau, Tambunan, Kudat and Labuan, and some parts of Sarawak.

Commenting further, Fredolin added that Sabah and Sarawak's weather will improve as typhoon Lan begins to weaken.

Lan, which has intensified into a typhoon according to international news reports, is moving from the east of the Philippines and has the potential of developing into a super typhoon, posing a direct threat to Okinawa and mainland Japan this weekend.

MET Malaysia director-general Alui Bahari said typhoon Lan, which was in the east of the Philippines, was expected to move north, and would not pass through Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular.