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PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH COASTAL FOG
IN THE MORNING. THE VISIBILITY AT WAGLAN ISLAND ONCE FELL
BELOW 500 METRES. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS
30.2 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS
YEAR. THE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM WILL BRING HOT WEATHER TO THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN THE
VICINITY OF THE PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 240
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ENTERING THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
 
MAINLY CLOUDY. COASTAL MIST AT FIRST. SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 30 DEGREES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.
 
OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
SHOWERS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 17.04.2017
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