LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, IT WAS MAINLY
FINE OVER THE TERRITORY YESTERDAY. A COLD FRONT FORMED OVER
CENTRAL CHINA AND MOVED SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. IT
IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY. THE
ASSOCIATED INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL BRING CLOUDY AND
APPRECIABLY COOLER WEATHER TO THE COASTAL AREAS.

 

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE PHILIPPINES
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT
200 KILOMETRES EAST OF NANSHA DAO. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE WITH RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY AND LIGHT WINDS
IN THE MORNING. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 25
DEGREES. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES AFTER
MIDDAY, WINDS STRENGTHENING FROM THE NORTH. TEMPERATURES
FALLING APPRECIABLY TO AROUND 19 DEGREES AT NIGHT.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH LIGHT RAIN ON SUNDAY. COOL EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 18.11.2017