LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

TYPHOON MANGKHUT MOVED ACROSS THE INLAND AREA OF SOUTHERN
CHINA AND WEAKENED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF ITS OUTER RAINBAND, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SQUALLY SHOWERS LOCALLY. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER YUEN LONG.
MANGKHUT MOVED FURTHER INLAND AND WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER GUANGXI LAST NIGHT. THE SHOWERS
ASSOCIATED WITH ITS REMNANTS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY AT FIRST.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 18.09.2018