LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE SINLAKU MADE LANDFALL OVER THE NORTHERN
PART OF VIETNAM YESTERDAY AND WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER INLAND AREAS. THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY SHOWERS
AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
IS EXPECTED TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

BESIDES, HAGUPIT INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. 
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HAGUPIT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 250
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
EAST OF TAIWAN AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF
GRADUALLY WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 03.08.2020