Experts say April showers will ease hot, dry spellPETALING JAYA: The expected rainfall in early April will ease the current hot and dry spell affecting parts of the country, say weather experts. “The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) forecast for the country, based on the Bureau of Meteo­rology, shows that our region is still in the dry phase of the MJO. “This is expected to end around April 6, after which we will see rainfall,” he said when contacted yesterday. The MJO is an eastward moving ‘pulse’ of cloud and rainfall near the equator that typically recurs every 30 to 60 days. “I am sceptical of cloud seeding a cloud that is going to rain anyway, as that is just a placebo,” said Azizan.

Source: The Star March 29, 2026 23:09 UTC