PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 22.08.2021
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. IT WAS
VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES RISING TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. TEMPERATURES OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES EVEN ROSE TO AROUND 35
DEGREES. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO COVER
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER
WILL BE GENERALLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT OVER THE
REGION.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM OMAIS WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 370 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT
TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.
OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. A FEW SHOWERS IN THE MIDDLE AND
LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 22.08.2021