LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY IN THE AFTERNOON, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 90
MILLIMETRES OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MEANWHILE, A WEAK NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING GUANGDONG.

 

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON SAOLA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON. AT 7 P.M., SAOLA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE LUZON
STRAIT.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM HAIKUI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
1180 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY
OVERNIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES
TOMORROW. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS ON THURSDAY. WINDIER
WITH A FEW SHOWERS TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:51 HKT ON 29.08.2023