PRESS WEATHER NO. 171 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES IN THE AFTERNOON WERE
GENERALLY ABOUT TEN DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF YESTERDAY.
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES
IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

 

AT 4 P.M., TYPHOON NESAT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN. IT WILL BE APPRECIABLY COOLER.
FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE,
OCCASIONALLY GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH
WITH SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A FEW RAIN
PATCHES TOMORROW AND REMAINING COOLER IN THE MORNING.
WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK AND
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE GRADUALLY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:46 HKT ON 18.10.2022