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PRESS WEATHER NO. 050 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
 
A BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS IS MOVING ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.
 
AT 2 A.M., TROPICAL STORM LIONROCK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 530
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE SOUTHWEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR, ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY
 
THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND FREQUENT SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. IT WILL BE HOT WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT
WINDS.
 
OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:45 HKT ON 21.08.2016
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