PRESS WEATHER NO. 172 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCE ARE AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY,
MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER TAP
MUN AND THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND IN THE
AFTERNOON. BESIDES, AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE
COASTAL AREAS.

 

AT 4 P.M., TROPICAL STORM KRATHON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 670
KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY, LINGERING OVER THE EAST OF LUZON
STRAIT AND INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN SOME
AREAS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT DURING THE DAY AND MAINLY FINE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE
NORTH GRADUALLY ON THE NATIONAL DAY. WINDIER ON WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT
WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 22 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS. DRY DURING THE DAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:45 HKT ON 28.09.2024