LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND DRY. IT WAS
COOLER IN THE MORNING. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO
MODERATE TODAY AND A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TOMORROW. IT WILL BE
CLOUDIER AND WINDIER OVER THE REGION DURING THE WEEKEND.

 

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WEST OF THE PHILIPPINES
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT
520 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NANSHA DAO. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. 
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS SOUTH OF
VIETNAM WAS CENTRED ABOUT 360 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HO CHI
MINH CITY. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE
GULF OF THAILAND.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

IT WILL BE FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING
WILL BE ABOUT 21 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 02.11.2017