LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT GRADUALLY DOMINATED SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES IN
MANY PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER OVER SOUTHERN CHINA
IS EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

BESIDES, DOKSURI INTENSIFIED FROM A TYPHOON INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. IT THEN MADE LANDFALL OVER VIETNAM AND
GRADUALLY WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, DOKSURI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES EAST
OF VIENTIANE. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS INDOCHINA PENINSULA AND
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.
 
TALIM WEAKENED FROM A SUPER TYPHOON INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TALIM WAS CENTRED ABOUT
570 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE EAST CHINA SEA TOWARDS JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS AT FIRST. VERY HOT
AND HAZY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28
AND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : FINE AND VERY HOT ON SUNDAY. SUNNY PERIODS EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 16.09.2017