LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL OVER TSEUNG KWAN O
AND THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND EVEN EXCEEDED 200
MILLIMETRES. THE ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY. BESIDES, SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM TALAS MOVED ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF
INDO-CHINA AND WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 18.07.2017