LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM CONTINUED TO BRING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
THERE WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY
MORNING. 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED
OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50
MILLIMETRES OVER HONG KONG ISLAND, SHA TIN AND YUEN LONG.
SHOWERS EASED OFF SLIGHTLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND THERE WERE
SUNNY INTERVALS. THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE
TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS TODAY. WITH THE
STRENGTHENING OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA,
IT WILL BECOME FINE AND VERY HOT GRADUALLY OVER THE REGION
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 14.07.2016