PRESS WEATHER NO. 074 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

**********************************************

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, ABOUT 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY THIS
MORNING, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 10 MILLIMETRES OVER
PARTS OF NEW TERRITORIES EAST AND LANTAU ISLAND.

 

AT 8 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
LUZON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 740 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE SEAS
EAST OF THE VICINITY OF LUZON AND TAIWAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
WILL BE MORE FREQUENT AT FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 31
DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS IN THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:45 HKT ON 24.08.2023