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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


THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM THAT AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS. MORE THAN 5
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE EASTERN PART
OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED
TO BE REPLACED BY A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM GRADUALLY IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE HOT OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG.


 
BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE VONGFONG INTENSIFIED INTO A
SEVERE TYPHOON YESTERDAY MORNING, AND WEAKENED INTO A
TYPHOON LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, VONGFONG WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 400 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG


 
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.


 
OUTLOOK : HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER
WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER ON MONDAY TO
TUESDAY.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 15.05.2020

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