PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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 AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
WEATHER WAS VERY HOT WITH TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE SUBSIDING AIR OF CHANTHU, THE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO BE VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO
BE TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CONSON WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 300 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF XISHA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
 
MEANWHILE, SUPER TYPHOON CHANTHU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 880
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF TAIWAN AND LUZON STRAIT.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT
WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT OVER THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE
THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES. THERE WILL BE
SWELLS. THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 10.09.2021