LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS HAZY WITH SUNNY PERIODS. THUNDERY SHOWERS
TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES BROUGHT MORE THAN 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO SAI KUNG, TUEN MUN AND LANTAU
ISLAND IN THE EVENING. BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS NAMED
MAWAR YESTERDAY MORNING, AND INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY NIGHT. MAWAR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF EASTERN GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.
WEATHER OVER THE REGION WILL BECOME UNSETTLED WITH HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MAWAR WAS CENTRED ABOUT 180
KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF DONGSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES. HAZY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
LATER. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE LATER.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDIER WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 02.09.2017