PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM A FEW SHOWERS OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS. THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. ABOUT 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON
IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST EARLY
THIS WEEK.

 

BESIDES, PRAPIROON INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
PRAPIROON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT
22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 33 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT
TIMES.

 

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 01.07.2018