LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL STORM KRATHON INTENSIFIED RAPIDLY INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY, ITS OUTER SUBSIDING AIR BROUGHT
GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO EASTERN GUANGDONG. SHOWERS
ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE ALSO AFFECTED
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS YESTERDAY. IT WAS HOT DURING THE DAY, TEMPERATURES
OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE TO 32 DEGREES OR ABOVE.

 

AT MIDNIGHT, KRATHON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 620 KILOMETRES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE LUZON STRAIT AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE NORTHWESTERLIES.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT ON THE NATIONAL DAY.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTH GRADUALLY. WINDY 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 00:45 HKT ON 30.09.2024