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 AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
ABOUT 80 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY OVER THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY TO THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.
MEANWHILE, PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL CHINA IS RISING. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA TOMORROW MORNING.

 

AT 10 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION PULASAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT
210 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF JEJU. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND TRANSFORM
INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE GRADUALLY. 
 
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN IS
BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MORE SHOWERS AT FIRST. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, BECOMING EASTERLIES, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE.

 

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 10:00 HKT ON 21.09.2024