LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. IT WAS COOL
IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY WERE
GENERALLY AROUND 5 DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY
BEFORE. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE
COOL OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON RAI INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, RAI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 540 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AT FIRST. IT WILL THEN
TURN NORTHWARDS AND ENTER THE CENTRAL 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 15 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 19 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : CLOUDY WITH RAIN ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. IT WILL
ALSO BE WINDY WITH COOL MORNINGS. THERE WILL STILL BE ONE
OR TWO RAIN PATCHES MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 19.12.2021