LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY,
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES AT SAI KUNG. THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY. AN
UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE WILL INTENSIFY TODAY AND TOMORROW.
THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE REGION.

 

MERANTI INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MERANTI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1380 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 24
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS
EAST OF LUZON TO TAIWAN AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. BESIDES,
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE ONE OR
TWO THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 32 DEGREES.
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS DURING THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL
AND THE DAY AFTER.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 12.09.2016