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 NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
YESTERDAY. A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE REGION AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, IT WAS
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN IN THE MORNING. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY WAS 17.0 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS
AUTUMN. RAIN EASED OFF WITH BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. MEANWHILE, A BAND OF CLOUDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING RAINY WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE SOUTH CHINA COAST.

 

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MAN-YI PROGRESSIVELY
WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, MAN-YI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 710 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE MORNING. THERE WILL BE
A FEW RAIN PATCHES LATER. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 22 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : A FEW RAIN PATCHES ON WEDNESDAY. SUNNY PERIODS IN
THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 27.11.2018