LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE LOCAL
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE YESTERDAY AND DRY DURING THE DAY.
TROPICAL STORM KOMPASU INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY. AT 1 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KOMPASU
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 770 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONG
KONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR INTO THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
UNDER ITS COMBINED EFFECT WITH THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG WITH HEAVY RAIN
AND SQUALLS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BESIDES, TROPICAL
DEPRESSION LIONROCK WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM YESTERDAY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

FRESH TO STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
UP TO GALE FORCE OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN LATER. FINE AND DRY AT FIRST. BECOMING CLOUDY.
SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24
AND 29 DEGREES. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS ON WEDNESDAY.
SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. THERE WILL STILL BE
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:01 HKT ON 12.10.2021