LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE SUBSIDING AIR IN THE OUTER CIRCULATION OF TROPICAL
CYCLONE MARIA BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE ONE OR TWO SHOWERS YESTERDAY
MORNING. THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE AND HOT DURING THE DAY.

 

MARIA WEAKENED FROM A SUPER TYPHOON INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MARIA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
180 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
SKIRTING THE NORTHERN PART OF TAIWAN AND TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF FUJIAN AND ZHEJIANG. THE SUBSIDING AIR IN THE
OUTER CIRCULATION OF MARIA WILL BRING VERY HOT WEATHER TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SOME HAZE DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS ON THURSDAY. SQUALLY SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 11.07.2018