PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 28.08.2023
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS. THERE
WERE ALSO A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. AROUND
5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY IN THE MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAK
OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A WEAK NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL REACH SOUTHERN CHINA ON TUESDAY AND THERE WILL BE MORE
SHOWERS OVER THE REGION.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON SAOLA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 310 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE EAST AT FIRST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR, AND
MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST LATER, LINGERING OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
LUZON.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS.
OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERS ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHEASTERLIES. WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. DRY DURING THE DAY.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 28.08.2023