LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND BROUGHT
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER TAI PO AND
SHA TIN. THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND
29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL
BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 13.08.2018