PRESS WEATHER NO. 042 - 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, AROUND 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER SAI KUNG THIS MORNING, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40
MILLIMETRES OVER LANTAU ISLAND.

 

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 OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. 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 05:46 HKT ON 19.08.2018