LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THERE WERE
SUNNY INTERVALS YESTERDAY. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON
AND TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR
ABOVE. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY
WAS 32.4 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER INLAND GUANGDONG MOVED SOUTHWARDS
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY, THE ASSOCIATED SHOWERS BROUGHT MORE
THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES IN THE AFTERNOON.

 

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1230 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT
10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL
PART THE PHILIPPINES.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29
DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON
TUESDAY. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 11.05.2020