LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BROUGHT A STRONG EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AT FIRST.
THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. BESIDES, THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR LUZON INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
WESTWARDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
RAPIDLY AND TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF WESTERN GUANGDONG AND
HAINAN ISLAND TODAY.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR LUZON
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 490 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 38 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF LUZON STRAIT AND ENTER THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MORE SHOWERS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND
31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRENGTHENING
GRADUALLY LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY AND WINDS WILL MODERATE
LATER. SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 17.07.2018