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 BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO
50 PER CENT OR BELOW DURING THE DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE MONSOON, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY COOLER
IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA THIS WEEK.

 

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON VAMCO WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, VAMCO WAS CENTRED ABOUT
510 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

IT WILL BE FINE. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN
PATCHES LATER. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 20
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 25 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH
OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDIER WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES OVER THE WEEKEND.
SUNNY INTERVALS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 13.11.2020