LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER BECAME APPRECIABLY COOLER
YESTERDAY. THERE WERE CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST AND IT WAS
MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVELY HUMIDITY
OVER MANY PLACES STAYED AROUND 50 PER CENT IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING COLD
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

BESIDES, TYPHOON NOCK-TEN WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NOCK-TEN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NANSHA DAO.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. COLD IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. BRIGHT
PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT
15 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL RATHER COOL IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 28.12.2016