LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER LANTAU ISLAND AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE WEATHER WILL STILL BE
RELATIVELY UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE LUZON STRAIT INTENSIFIED
INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY MORNING AND WAS NAMED
GUCHOL. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GUCHOL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 70
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE TAIWAN STRAIT AND THE COAST OF
FUJIAN AND WILL WEAKEN GRADUALLY LATER.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31
DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY. MAINLY FINE DURING
THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 07.09.2017