LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
AREAS YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 30 MILLIMETRES OVER LANTAU ISLAND, THE
EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE SOUTHERN PART
OF HONG KONG ISLAND. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED
TO LINGER AROUND THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS IN THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION.

 

BESIDES, NAMTHEUN INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY FROM A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, NAMTHEUN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 390 KILOMETRES SOUTH
OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF KYUSHU OF
JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
WILL EASE OFF WITH SUNNY INTERVALS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : WEATHER REMAINING UNSETTLED EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 03.09.2016