LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY IT WAS FINE AND VERY
HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE TO 33
DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON, AND EVEN EXCEEDED 35
DEGREES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE UPPER-AIR
ANTICYCLONE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY HOT WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST
NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 730 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE LUZON STRAIT.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 28
DEGREES. VERY HOT BUT HAZY DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 34 DEGREES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. SQUALLY SHOWERS NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 30.07.2016