LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE CONTINUED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
IT WAS FINE AND VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON.

 

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS CENTRED AT ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES EAST OF XISHA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF HAINAN ISLAND AND WESTERN
GUANGDONG. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE AT FIRST WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 28
DEGREES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A FEW SQUALLY
SHOWERS LATER. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING
FRESH GRADUALLY.

 

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. BECOMING
FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 26.07.2016