LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER LANTAU ISLAND
THIS MORNING.

 

AT 5 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NAMTHEUN WAS CENTRED ABOUT
600 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SEAS NEAR THE RYUKYU ISLANDS AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : WEATHER REMAINING UNSETTLED OVER THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:45 HKT ON 02.09.2016