LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, IT WAS
SUNNY OVER HONG KONG YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE
AFTERNOON. IT WAS VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FELL TO 40 PER CENT OR BELOW. THE CONTINENTAL
AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT OVER THE REGION WILL BE RELATIVELY
LARGE.

 

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM TAPAH INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM TODAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TAPAH WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 250 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES
TOWARDS THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

IT WILL BE FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 25
DEGREES. VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY WITH RELATIVELY LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 21.09.2019