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 GENERALLY FINE OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT
SHOWERS TO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM A FEW
SHOWERS LATER. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOUT
33 DEGREES. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
BRING SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE MARIA HAS WEAKENED INTO AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER JIANGXI LAST MORNING.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 13.07.2018