PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. THERE
WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES
OVER CHEUNG CHAU. THE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

BESIDES, NANMADOL WEAKENED FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
NANMADOL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF TOKYO.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 60
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 05.07.2017