LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. BESIDES, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ALSO AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AT
FIRST AND BECAME CLOUDY GRADUALLY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 20 MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF NEW
TERRITORIES WEST. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN CHINA OVER THE WEEKEND.

 

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED
NORU YESTERDAY. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN
NORTH PACIFIC ALSO INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND
WAS NAMED TALAS. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM NORU
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1030 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN
PART OF LUZON. MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM TALAS WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF HONSHU OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SUNNY
PERIODS ON SUNDAY. A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER ON MONDAY
AND TUESDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 24.09.2022