PRESS WEATHER NO. 030 - 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, A FEW MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY THIS MORNING, AND AROUND 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE EVEN RECORDED OVER SAI KUNG.

 

AT 5 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON SOULIK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 180
KILOMETRES WEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 31
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 04:45 HKT ON 19.08.2018