LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW
SHOWERS. BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE EAST OF
THE PHILIPPINES WAS NAMED PAKHAR YESTERDAY MORNING AND
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM. PAKHAR IS EXPECTED TO
CROSS LUZON, MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY TODAY. IT WILL MOVE CLOSER TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST AND BRING SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION AFTERWARDS.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM PAKHAR WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS LUZON.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. ONE OR TWO
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS OF HONG KONG AT
FIRST. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE
EASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLIES LATER.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. WEATHER WILL IMPROVE MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:48 HKT ON 26.08.2017