PRESS WEATHER NO. 015 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER TAI PO AND SHA TIN. WITH THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE EXTENDING WESTWARDS TO SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE AND IT WILL BE HOT OVER THE
REGION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 25 DEGREES. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY DURING
THE DAY AND IT WILL BE HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. A FEW SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 06.08.2020