LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY, AND A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT
SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ONE OR TWO THUNDERSTORMS. MORE
THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY
PLACES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES YESTERDAY MORNING, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER TAI PO. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, THERE
WILL STILL BE SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1250 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING AT
FIRST, THEN MOVE NORTHWEST LATER AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT
FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH CLOUDY
PERIODS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. SUNNY INTERVALS AND A
FEW SHOWERS ON THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AND THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 08.09.2022