LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT COOL AND DRY WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY AND DRY. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL TO
50 PER CENT OR BELOW IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOL WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BESIDES,
TROPICAL CYCLONE RAI WILL TAKE A NORTHERLY TRACK TODAY,
MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
WEAKENING GRADUALLY. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH RAI WILL
BRING RAINY WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON RAI HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON. AT
1 A.M., RAI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF
XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT FIRST, THEN TURN TO
NORTH-NORTHEAST LATER AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND IT WILL BE MORE FREQUENT LATER.
THE WEATHER WILL BE COOL. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
15 AND 19 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : COOL AND CLOUDY WITH RAIN ON TUESDAY. IT WILL BE
WINDY. RAIN WILL EASE OFF LATER. THERE WILL STILL BE ONE OR
TWO RAIN PATCHES MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:48 HKT ON 20.12.2021