PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 23.08.2021
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
PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES EVEN ROSE TO 35 DEGREES. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MAINLY FINE AND
VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM OMAIS WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 790 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF JEJU. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.
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.
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.
OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 23.08.2021