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 WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT VERY COLD WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY COLD YESTERDAY
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY WAS 7.5 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS WINTER.
BESIDES, UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ALSO BROUGHT RAINY WEATHER
TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. IT WAS CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH
FREQUENT RAIN YESTERDAY. MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY. THE
INTENSE WINTER MONSOON WILL BRING PERSISTENTLY COLD WEATHER
TO GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES, IT WILL STILL BE RAINY
OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

IT WILL BE COLD. CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH RAIN. RAIN WILL BE
MORE FREQUENT AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8
AND 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : THE MORNING WILL STILL BE COLD IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. MAINLY FINE WITH TEMPERATURES RISING
PROGRESSIVELY IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:48 HKT ON 22.02.2022