Brunei Darussalam will be entering the Northeast Monsoon in early December 2022 and is expected to persist until March 2023. The first two months of Northeast Monsoon, December 2022 until January 2023, also known as the rainy season, normally the country receives the highest amount of rainfall and have recorded the highest number of rain days, in comparison to the other months.

During this period, the country normally experiences unsettled weather conditions with showers or thundershowers, heavy at times, especially during the night until early morning. During the rainy season, it is important for the general public to take note of the high risk of flooding or flash floods especially at low-lying and flood prone areas as well as near the river banks. The public are advised to take precautionary actions with respect to active weather condition forecasted during this rainy season. During the second half of Northeast Monsoon, in February and March 2023, the atmospheric conditions tend to be more stable with less rainfall activities, with an average rainfall for February of 162.9 millimetres and 143.4 millimetres for March. The Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department will continue to monitor the weather conditions and will issue weather advisories or warnings if necessary.

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