LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING HEAVY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, HEAVY RAIN
AROUND MIDNIGHT BROUGHT MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL TO MANY AREAS OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER KOWLOON CITY.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON LIONROCK WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 750 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:54 HKT ON 28.08.2016