LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL STORM PODUL CROSSED THE SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN
ISLAND YESTERDAY. ITS OUTER RAINBANDS AFFECTED THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS,
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES.
PODUL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS INDO-CHINA AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS
AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST DURING
THE WEEKEND.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, PODUL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 200
KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE NORTHERN
PART OF VIETNAM.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 27 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS. THERE WILL BE SWELLS AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE
WEEKEND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 30.08.2019