LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES
IN THE AFTERNOON. AROUND 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70
MILLIMETRES OVER KWUN TONG, KOWLOON CITY AND WONG TAI SIN.
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION LAST NIGHT AND IT WILL EDGE CLOSER TO THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY GRADUALLY TODAY. ITS
ASSOCIATED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WITH THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION  DEPARTING, SHOWERS WILL LESSEN OVER
THE REGION ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND
29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLIES, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON
FRIDAY. SHOWERS WILL LESSEN AND THERE WILL BE SUNNY
INTERVALS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 04.08.2022