PRESS WEATHER NO. 030 - 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. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

 

TYPHOON NESAT HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM. AT
3 A.M., NESAT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HAIKOU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 17 DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 24 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. FRESH
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE, OCCASIONALLY
GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : REMAINING WINDY ON THURSDAY. WEATHER WILL IMPROVE
IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK AND TEMPERATURES WILL RISE
GRADUALLY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:45 HKT ON 19.10.2022