LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK AND THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ABOUT 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN SOME
AREAS IN YUEN LONG. A WEAK EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL AFFECT
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

 

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CHANTHU WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CHANTHU WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 290 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF OSAKA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE EAST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF JAPAN, AND GRADUALLY EVOLVE
INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 34 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. MAINLY CLOUDY MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 18.09.2021