LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A COLD FRONT FORMED OVER INLAND GUANGDONG AND MOVED
SOUTHWARDS YESTERDAY. IT MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS AT
NIGHT. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND RELATIVELY LOW
VISIBILITY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS STRENGTHENED FROM THE
NORTH AND THE WEATHER BECAME CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES
AT NIGHT. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT, IT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
COOL APPRECIABLY OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS TODAY
AND TOMORROW.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT
ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. IT WILL BECOME
COOL APPRECIABLY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING
WILL BE ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 22
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH RAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 22.11.2018