LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
LOCALLY, THUNDERY SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT GENERALLY BROUGHT
MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO THE TERRITORY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER NORTHERN
DISTRICT AND SAI KUNG. MEANWHILE, MORE THAN 5000 TIMES OF
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WERE RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY.

 

AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL STORM LIONROCK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 440
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

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:46 HKT ON 21.08.2016