LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THERE
WERE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING BROUGHT MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
IN MANY PLACES OVER THE TERRITORY, RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED
20 MILLIMETRES OVER TUEN MUN AND KWUN TONG. SHOWERS ARE
STILL EXPECTED OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

 

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR TAIWAN INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES
SOUTHWEST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING AND
LINGER AROUND TAIWAN.
 
BESIDES, CIMARON WEAKEN FROM A SEVERE TYPHOON INTO A
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CIMARON WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 80 KILOMETRES WEST OF OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS JAPAN.
 
SOULIK WEAKENED FROM A TYPHOON INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SOULIK WAS CENTRED ABOUT
230 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF SEOUL. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE KOREAN
PENINSULA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

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

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 24.08.2018