PRESS WEATHER NO. 079 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
LOCALLY, MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER KOWLOON AND PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES THIS MORNING.

 

AT 8 A.M., TYPHOON SOULIK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION RUMBIA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 230
KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF WUHAN. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS HENAN
AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:45 HKT ON 18.08.2018