LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG WAS
GRADUALLY REPLACED BY A HOT SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE AND HOT DURING THE DAY. THE
SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HOT WEATHER TO THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, THE WEATHER OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA WILL BECOME UNSETTLED NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL
BE OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

 

BESIDES, TYPHOON VONGFONG WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, VONGFONG WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES NORTH OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES. HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT ON SUNDAY. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME
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 16.05.2020