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. LOCALLY, MORE
THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY SINCE MIDNIGHT.

 

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 SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. 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 12:45 HKT ON 13.06.2017