LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY. UNDER THE
COMBINED EFFECT OF TROPICAL STORM KHANUN AND THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SOUTH
CHINA COASTAL AREAS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KHANUN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 430
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DONGSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND INTENSIFY. IT WILL MOVE IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF HAINAN ISLAND TO LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE AND DRY AT FIRST. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW
RAIN PATCHES AND THERE WILL BE SWELLS LATER. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES. FRESH NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. WEATHER WILL IMPROVE MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 14.10.2017