PRESS WEATHER NO. 010 - 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 DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, THE OUTER CLOUD BAND
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE MOLAVE COVERED THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER
WAS FINE. IT WAS DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO 60 PER CENT OR BELOW IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT WILL
BE WINDIER OVER THE REGION.

 

BESIDES, TYPHOON MOLAVE INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MOLAVE WAS CENTRED ABOUT
430 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE AT FIRST. BECOMING CLOUDY DURING THE DAY WITH A
FEW RAIN PATCHES LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 22
AND 27 DEGREES. FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG
OFFSHORE AND OCCASIONALLY GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES ON THURSDAY. THE
WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS, AND IT WILL
BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 28.10.2020