LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A COLD FRONT CROSSED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE
AFTERNOON YESTERDAY. THE ASSOCIATED INTENSE NORTHEAST
MONSOON AFFECTED THE REGION GRADUALLY. TEMPERATURES OVER
THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY WERE AROUND SIX
DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. LOCALLY, IT WAS
CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES
OVER KWUN TONG, TSEUNG KWAN O AND SAI KUNG. THE INTENSE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING RATHER COOL WEATHER
TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

BECOMING COOL SIGNIFICANTLY. CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN
PATCHES. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 13 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS IN THE MORNING, AND ONE TO TWO DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 17 DEGREES. FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COOL IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
BRIGHTER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 24.11.2016