LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH ISOLATED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES IN TSEUNG KWAN O. BESIDES, AT
AROUND 1 P.M. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, HAIL WAS REPORTED AT
TSEUNG KWAN O. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAK OVER GUANGDONG
TODAY, AND SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CHANTHU WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF JEJU. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 17.09.2021