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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT APPRECIABLY COOLER WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY.
THERE WERE OCCASIONAL RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS, ABOUT 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES
YESTERDAY MORNING. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY WERE GENERALLY
FOUR TO FIVE DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE.
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING COLD WEATHER TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. COLD IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 17 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : COLD MORNINGS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
BECOMING FINE AND DRY MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 27.01.2020