LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA MOVED
ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
WITH RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY AT FIRST. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE INTENSE WINTER MONSOON ASSOCIATED WITH THE
COLD FRONT, WINDS STRENGTHENED FROM THE NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON AND TEMPERATURES DROPPED APPRECIABLY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PART OF THE TERRITORY YESTERDAY
NIGHT WERE THREE TO SIX DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY
BEFORE. THE INTENSE WINTER MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
COLD WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA THIS WEEK.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. IT WILL
BECOME COLD. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS WILL DROP FROM
AROUND 13 DEGREES AT FIRST TO A MINIMUM OF ABOUT 9 DEGREES
IN THE MORNING , AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. TEMPERATURES WILL LINGER AROUND 10 DEGREES
DURING THE DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST THIS WEEK. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE GENERALLY 9 DEGREES OR BELOW. SUNNY
PERIODS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 29.01.2018