PRESS WEATHER NO. 072 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

 

THE OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
CEMPAKA IS BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, RAIN IS
HEAVIER TO THE EASTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY, MORE THAN 40
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER TSEUNG KWAN O
AND EASTERN DISTRICT OF HONG KONG ISLAND.

 

AT 8 A.M., TROPICAL STORM CEMPAKA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 120
KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF ZHANJIANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE COASTAL
AREAS OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.
 
MEANWHILE, TYPHOON IN-FA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 630 KILOMETRES
EAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVIER OVER SOME AREAS AT FIRST. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT
FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL LESSEN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
WITH SUNNY PERIODS. VERY HOT ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:47 HKT ON 21.07.2021