LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND
ISOLATED SHOWERS. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES RISING TO AROUND 33 DEGREES.
THE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND TOMORROW.
WITH AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT STRENGTHENING, THERE WILL BE
FEWER SHOWERS OVER THE REGION AND THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE
GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC WAS CENTRED ABOUT 300 KILOMETRES
NORTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT
24 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. FEWER SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 12.08.2020