LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT FINE AND DRY WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT
WAS VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL BELOW 40 PER CENT. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY AND TOMORROW. TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT OVER THE REGION WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

 

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE TAPAH INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, TAPAH WAS CENTRED ABOUT 750 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BUSAN. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
EAST CHINA SEA TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA
TO KYUSHU OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

IT WILL BE FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 25
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. STILL DRY
WITH RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY
AND NIGHT ON MONDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 22.09.2019