PRESS WEATHER NO. 014 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:47 HKT ON 28.05.2024
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY
YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTING THE
NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA MOVED TOWARDS THE COASTAL
AREAS. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG TODAY, AND MOVE SOUTHWARDS SLIGHTLY IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, EWINIAR WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE EASTERLIES LATER.
OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE WINDIER AND THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. UNSETTLED WEATHER
TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:47 HKT ON 28.05.2024