PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 03.11.2020
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY
FINE. IT WAS DRY DURING THE DAY AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO AROUND 50 PER
CENT. BESIDES, PRESSURE WAS RISING OVER INLAND GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND IT WILL BE
GENERALLY FINE OVER THE REGION.
BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE GONI WEAKENED PROGRESSIVELY FROM
A TYPHOON INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, GONI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 900 KILOMETRES EAST OF DA
NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM ATSANI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 890
KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH SLOWLY ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 21
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS IN THE MORNING, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 26 DEGREES. MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, BECOMING EASTERLIES LATER AND IT
WILL BE CLOUDIER.
OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. WINDIER MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 03.11.2020