LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY MORNING. ABOUT 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF HONG KONG ISLAND AND
LANTAU ISLAND. IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY AND TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33
DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, THERE WILL BE MORE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KROSA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF KYUSHU TO
SHIKOKU OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 15.08.2019