LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 200 MILLIMETRES
OVER TUEN MUN, YUEN LONG, TAI PO AND NORTH DISTRICT. AN
ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND
29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS EASING OFF GRADUALLY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 30.08.2018