LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION SINLAKU ARE
AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COAST. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY THIS MORNING, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 30
MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES
AND LANTAU ISLAND.

 

AT 5 A.M., SINLAKU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HANOI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU
WAN TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 510
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
EAST OF TAIWAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY IN THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:45 HKT ON 02.08.2020