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PRESS WEATHER NO. 016 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOUT 33
DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, A BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND
TODAY AND TOMORROW. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AND THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE, IT
WILL BE WINDIER WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA OVER THE WEEKEND.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
 
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 27
DEGREES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 31 DEGREES. MORE SHOWERS LATER.
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.
 
OUTLOOK : SQUALLY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY
AND MONDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:20 HKT ON 15.07.2017
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