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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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY
MORNING. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS
YESTERDAY. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. WITH THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WEAKENING, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON IN
HONG KONG. BESIDES, PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IS
RISING. A FRESH EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG ON WEDNESDAY. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
WILL COVER THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE LATTER
PART OF THIS WEEK. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF AND THE WEATHER
WILL BE HOT OVER THE REGION.


 
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION VONGFONG WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 880 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
PHILIPPINES.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG


 
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW
IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26
AND 30 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE EASTERLIES,
FRESH OFFSHORE.


 
OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 13.05.2020

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