PRESS WEATHER NO. 204 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. MEANWHILE, RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL
CYCLONE MERBOK CONTINUE TO AFFECT GUANGDONG.

 

TROPICAL STORM MERBOK HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION. AT NOON, MERBOK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 190
KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF SHANTOU AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN PART OF CHINA AND FURTHER WEAKEN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. MODERATE
TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:58 HKT ON 13.06.2017