LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT.
TEMPERATURES IN MANY PLACES ROSE TO 35 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN
THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, HATO INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. HATO IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
TODAY AND MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF
EASTERN GUANGDONG, BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
ON WEDNESDAY.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HATO WAS CENTRED ABOUT 340
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
LUZON STRAIT.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE AND HAZY AT FIRST. VERY HOT WITH TEMPERATURES
RANGING BETWEEN 28 AND 34 DEGREES. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A
FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO
MODERATE WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS ON
WEDNESDAY. STILL SHOWERY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 22.08.2017