PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER
BECAME COLD GRADUALLY OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A BROAD BAND OF RAIN AND CLOUDS COVERED
SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN
AND MIST PATCHES YESTERDAY. WINDS STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY
FROM THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES WERE AROUND THREE DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE
DAY BEFORE. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON AND THE
BROAD BAND OF RAIN AND CLOUDS, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO
BE COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. COLD IN THE MORNING.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 17
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COLD ON SATURDAY. RATHER COOL ON SUNDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE PROGRESSIVELY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS AND THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 01.03.2024