LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS, A FEW
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER SHA TIN IN THE
MORNING. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES
OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT THE REGION.

 

BESIDES, TYPHOON SAOLA INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SAOLA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
380 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
EAST-SOUTHEAST SLOWLY, LINGERING OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
LUZON AND INTENSIFYING.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. MORE SHOWERS LATER
ON TUESDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 27.08.2023