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PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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


 
GENERAL SITUATION


AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON GRADUALLY AFFECTED THE COASTAL
AREAS OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY INTERVALS YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE
TERRITORY WERE GENERALLY AROUND 3 DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE
OF THE DAY BEFORE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOL WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.


 
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON RAI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
380 KILOMETRES EAST OF NANSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST
AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG


 
MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 21
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.


 
OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE WINDY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
COOL ON SUNDAY MORNING. CLOUDY WITH RAIN ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 18.12.2021

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