LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.
THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A FEW SHOWERS
TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

BESIDES, HAITANG WEAKENED FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
HAITANG WAS CENTRED ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
NANCHANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO INLAND
AREAS AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.
 
NORU INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE TYPHOON INTO A SUPER TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NORU WAS CENTRED ABOUT
290 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 01.08.2017