LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

THE OUTER THUNDERY RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
LUPIT ARE AFFECTING THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. MORE THAN 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF LANTAU
ISLAND AND HONG KONG ISLAND IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS.

 

AT 8 P.M., LUPIT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST
OF XIAMEN. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY ACROSS THE
COASTAL AREAS OF EASTERN GUANGDONG AND FUJIAN.
 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION MIRINAE HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM. AT 8 P.M., MIRINAE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 540 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST OR EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS
ON SUNDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:45 HKT ON 05.08.2021