LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE AND VERY
HOT WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE,
A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
GUANGDONG IN THE EVENING. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON.
THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT
NIGHT. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT GUANGDONG OVER THE WEEKEND.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON LIONROCK WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 580 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS EASING OFF LATER ON SUNDAY. DRY DURING
THE DAY ON MONDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 27.08.2016