LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE
APART FROM RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS.
VISIBILITY OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY FELL
BELOW 5000 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS NEAR THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 750 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT
14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE APART FROM RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME
AREAS AT FIRST. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 22 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, STRENGTHENING FROM THE EAST
LATER.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 09.01.2017