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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE REGION.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO LIGHT
RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO PERSIST OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE REGION.

 

BESIDES, TYPHOON GONI RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GONI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1020 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF LUZON.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. MAINLY FINE AND
DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND
26 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. CLOUDIER MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 31.10.2020