LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KOMPASU
AND THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS PREVAILED GENERALLY OVER THE TERRITORY AT FIRST
YESTERDAY, FURTHER STRENGTHENING AT NIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL
STORM FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. LOCALLY, IT
WAS CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS YESTERDAY. SHOWERS BEGAN TO
INCREASE AT NIGHT. KOMPASU IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TOWARDS THE VICINITY
OF HAINAN ISLAND TODAY. WINDS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.
BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, MODERATING GRADUALLY
AT NIGHT. CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 26
DEGREES. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. BECOMING COOLER OVER THE WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MORNING
FALLING PROGRESSIVELY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 13.10.2021