LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COAST.

 

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KHANUN HAS MADE LANDFALL OVER LEIZHOU
PENINSULA. AT 4 A.M., KHANUN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 70
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HAIKOU. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
LEIZHOU PENINSULA, ENTER BEIBU WAN AND WEAKEN.
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
PHILIPPINES HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND
NAMED LAN. AT 4 A.M., LAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF
PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 27 DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : WEATHER WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING
FEW DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:58 HKT ON 16.10.2017