PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - 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 HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. THERE IS AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. LOCALLY,
MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER
PARTS OF THE HONG KONG ISLAND IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS.
MEANWHILE, PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL CHINA IS RISING. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA TOMORROW MORNING.

 

AT NOON, TROPICAL DEPRESSION PULASAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 190
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 EAST CHINA SEA IS
BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT FIRST. MODERATE TO FRESH WEST TO
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, BECOMING EASTERLIES. OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SHOWERS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
SHOWERS WILL BE MORE FREQUENT AT TIMES. IT WILL BE WINDY
AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL PROGRESSIVELY. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 23 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 14:45 HKT ON 21.09.2024