PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. THERE IS A RELATIVELY WEAK AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF EASTERN GUANGDONG OVER THE TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG. MEANWHILE, PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN CHINA IS
RISING. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA ON SUNDAY MORNING.

 

AT 2 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION PULASAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT
440 KILOMETRES WEST OF JEJU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST OR EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE YELLOW SEA AND TRANSFORM INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL
CYCLONE GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLIES LATER.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK. SHOWERS
WILL BE MORE FREQUENT AT TIMES. IT WILL BE WINDY AND
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL PROGRESSIVELY. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:45 HKT ON 21.09.2024