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

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO BRING FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY ONCE FELL BELOW 50 PER
CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN CHINA FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK. IT
WILL BE WINDY OVER THE REGION AND SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

 

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY, AND WAS NAMED NAKRI. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, NAKRI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 380 KILOMETRES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NANSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST
SLOWLY AND LINGER OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 22
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY, AND IT WILL BE WINDY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 06.11.2019