LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS. THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 34
DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE
WEATHER WILL BE HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS.

 

SUPER TYPHOON CHANTHU WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CHANTHU WAS CENTRED ABOUT
500 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SHANGHAI. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
EAST CHINA SEA.
 
TROPICAL STORM CONSON WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CONSON WAS CENTRED ABOUT
140 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO
REMAIN ALMOST STATIONARY AT FIRST AND MOVE NORTHWEST SLOWLY
LATER TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW
SHOWERS ON TUESDAY. MORE SHOWERS MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 13.09.2021