LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON AND THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION, STRONG TO
GALE FORCE EASTERLY WINDS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL PERSIST OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. THE TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN
ISLAND TODAY. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON AND THE TROPICAL CYCLONE, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG FROM
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY AT FIRST.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 210
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF
HAINAN ISLAND.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND
28 DEGREES. STRONG EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY GALE
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : IT WILL STILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY RAIN AND
SQUALLS FROM SATURDAY TO SUNDAY AT FIRST. SEAS WILL BE
ROUGH WITH SWELLS. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING
AND IT WILL BE DRY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 08.10.2021