LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA WAS NAMED LIONROCK. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND LIONROCK, STRONG TO GALE FORCE
EASTERLY WINDS AND HEAVY SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. AT 3 A.M., LIONROCK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 160
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN
ISLAND. 
 
BESIDES, THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

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 03:35 HKT ON 08.10.2021