LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 008

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND THE SOUTH CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER WITH
THUNDERSTORMS OVER LOCALISED REGION. SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON BROUGHT MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO
KOWLOON AND THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER TUEN MUN. THE
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA AND THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

BESIDES, HAGUPIT PROGRESSIVELY INTENSIFIED FROM TROPICAL
STORM INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
HAGUPIT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF
WENZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA TOWARDS THE
COAST OF ZHEJIANG.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THUNDERSTORMS
ON WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:50 HKT ON 04.08.2020