PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
NEPARTAK WEAKENED FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY MORNING. IT WEAKENED FURTHER INTO AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER INLAND FUJIAN IN THE AFTERNOON.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTENSE AREA OF THUNDERY SHOWERS,
THERE WERE SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
TERRITORY YESTERDAY MORNING. MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN WESTERN AREAS. SHOWERS EASED OFF
DURING THE DAY AND THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL BRING SHOWERS TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS, FRESH AT TIMES OFFSHORE.
OUTLOOK : STILL SHOWERY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF
THIS WEEK.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 11.07.2016