PRESS WEATHER NO. 048 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

 

AT 5 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM AMPIL WAS CENTRED ABOUT
220 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHEAST OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:45 HKT ON 14.08.2024