PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 02.12.2021
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND VERY
DRY. IT WAS RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO 14 DEGREES OR BELOW AND
WERE GENERALLY FIVE TO SEVEN DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF
THE DAY BEFORE. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTENSE NORTHEAST
MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL STILL BE RATHER COOL IN THE
MORNING OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.
BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM NYATOH INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NYATOH WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1440 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
FINE AND VERY DRY. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.
OUTLOOK : RATHER COOL ON FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE APPRECIABLY LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT WILL BE
PERSISTENTLY FINE AND VERY DRY WITH RELATIVELY LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT. STILL COOL IN
THE MORNING IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 02.12.2021