LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS IS AFFECTING THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING. MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
IN MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 80 MILLIMETRES
IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. MORE THAN 5000
TIMES OF CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STROKES WERE RECORDED
WITHIN HONG KONG. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS BRINGING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

 

AT 8 P.M., SEVERE TYPHOON SOULIK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 180
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF JEJU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TYPHOON CIMARON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 840
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 32 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY INTERVALS TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL SOME SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:45 HKT ON 22.08.2018