LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
YESTERDAY, WHILE A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. BEING AFFECTED
BY AN AREA OF THUNDERY SHOWERS, MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER HONG KONG ISLAND YESTERDAY
MORNING. WITH THE WEAKENING OF THE AREA OF SHOWERS, IT WAS
MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER
THE TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL BE
A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NORU WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF OSAKA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS HONSHU OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. A FEW
MORNING SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 08.08.2017