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 DRY WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
IT WAS COLD YESTERDAY MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 11.9 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO
FAR THIS WINTER. THE WEATHER WAS DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL STILL BE COLD IN THE
MORNING OVER INLAND AREAS WITH A RELATIVELY LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT. A BAND OF
CLOUDS WILL COVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.
THERE WILL BE A FEW RAIN PATCHES OVER THE REGION.

 

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION KROVANH HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM. AT 1 A.M., KROVANH WAS CENTRED ABOUT 110
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NANSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF SOUTHERN VIETNAM.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

IT WILL BE DRY. COLD WITH CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 19 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : BECOMING CLOUDIER IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
THERE WILL BE A FEW RAIN PATCHES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 21.12.2020