LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY. THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AT FIRST. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE EASTERN PART
OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY
FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY
AND WAS NAMED PODUL. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, PODUL WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS AND ACROSS LUZON.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. IT WILL BE HAZY. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED AND WINDIER IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 28.08.2019