PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - 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 STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. THE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL
CYCLONE MOLAVE BROUGHT RAINY WEATHER TO THE COASTAL AREAS.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
ABOUT 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST PERSISTENTLY IN THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE REGION. WITH THE
DEPARTURE OF RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH MOLAVE, THE WEATHER
WILL IMPROVE OVER GUANGDONG TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE MOLAVE MADE LANDFALL OVER THE CENTRAL PART
OF VIETNAM YESTERDAY AND WEAKENED FROM A SEVERE TYPHOON
INTO A TROPICAL STORM PROGRESSIVELY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
MOLAVE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS INDO-CHINA AND WEAKEN.  
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1900 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. MORE RAIN AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 26 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AT
FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS ON FRIDAY. FINE AND DRY DURING
THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER
IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 29.10.2020