PRESS WEATHER NO. 006 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, WHILE IT WAS CLOUDY IN THE MORNING AND
AT NIGHT, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY. THE
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BE REPLACED BY AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM
OVER THE WEEKEND.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY,
AND WAS AS NAMED MELOR. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MELOR WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES WEST OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 19 AND 21
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MILD IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
TEMPERATURES FALLING PROGRESSIVELY FROM NEXT TUESDAY
ONWARDS. COLD MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 12.12.2015