LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ACTIVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
TO OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
GENERALLY RECORDED, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 200
MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
OBSERVATORY ISSUED THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING YESTERDAY
MORNING, THE FIRST ONE THIS YEAR. THE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 27
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS OVER
THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY AND
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 19 DEGREES ON MONDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:46 HKT ON 13.05.2022