PRESS WEATHER NO. 147 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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.

 

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE EAST OF THE LUZON STRAIT HAS
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED SAOLA. AT 4
P.M., SAOLA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST SLOWLY,
LINGERING OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE VICINITY OF LUZON AND
TAIWAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 15:45 HKT ON 24.08.2023