PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER SAI KUNG DISTRICT AND PARTS OF
THE HONG KONG ISLAND. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK TO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL BE FINE AND DRY OVER THE
REGION WITH SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY
AND NIGHT.

 

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE TRAMI WEAKENED FROM A SUPER
TYPHOON INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, TRAMI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 560 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO BE
SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 31 DEGREES.
LIGHT WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
TEMPERATURES DIFFERING SIGNIFICANTLY BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 27.09.2018