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 YESTERDAY
MORNING AND THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE
REGION GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR
TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. THE WEATHER BECAME FINE
AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL BRING
COOLER WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

BESIDES, NOCK-TEN INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, NOCK-TEN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1670 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF AROUND 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 21 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, BECOMING CLOUDY WITH
EASTERLY WINDS LATER, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDIER ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY. MILD
ON MONDAY. BECOMING COLD MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 23.12.2016