LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE
HEAVY IN THE MORNING. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED
100 MILLIMETRES OVER THE VICINITY OF SHEUNG SHUI AND SAN
TIN. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM,
HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY.

 

TROPICAL DEPRESSION LUPIT HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM. AT 1 A.M., LUPIT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES
WEST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST
SLOWLY ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM MIRINAE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 610
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
SOUTH OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME PLACES AT FIRST AND WILL
EASE OFF LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. STILL SOME SHOWERS MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 07.08.2021