LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A WEAK CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER
THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THERE WERE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES.
THUNDERY SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON BROUGHT MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. VERY HOT
WEATHER WITH LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT THERE WILL BE
ISOLATED SHOWERS.

 

SUPER TYPHOON MAYSAK WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MAYSAK WAS CENTRED ABOUT
120 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF BUSAN. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
KOREAN PENINSULA. 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM HAISHEN WAS CENTRED ABOUT
1590 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL VERY HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS ON
FRIDAY. SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS DURING THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 03.09.2020