LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL BE SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

 

BESIDES, NANMADOL INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, NANMADOL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 370 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST
OF NAGASAKI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST OR
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
EAST CHINA SEA TOWARDS JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS,
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 04.07.2017