PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE
WERE MORE SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES. IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE
DAY. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY TODAY
AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
WILL BE BRIGHTER AND VERY HOT. MEANWHILE, UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL BE A FEW
SHOWERS OVER THE REGION.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON LAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 220
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF KANSAI REGION OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.
THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 15.08.2023