LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS, A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE MORE FREQUENT IN
THE MORNING. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. THE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

 

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE LUZON
STRAIT INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM PROGRESSIVELY
YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED SAOLA. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SAOLA
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT
IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE EAST OF
THE LUZON STRAIT.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. 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.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 25.08.2023