LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND
A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE MORE SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS
IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST AND MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA COVERED THE COASTAL AREAS GRADUALLY YESTERDAY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, IT WILL BE
MAINLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW, BUT HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO TRIGGER SHOWERS OVER INLAND AREAS.

 

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC TO THE SOUTH OF JAPAN INTENSIFIED PROGRESSIVELY
INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED CIMARON. AT
11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CIMARON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 490
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY AND LINGER OVER THE SEAS SOUTH
OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 27 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS ON FRIDAY, A FEW SHOWERS LATER AND
ON SATURDAY. MAINLY FINE AND HOT EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 26.09.2024