LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

SEVERE TYPHOON KRATHON INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER TYPHOON
YESTERDAY AND ITS OUTER SUBSIDING AIR BROUGHT GENERALLY
FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY
FINE. IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES
OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 35 DEGREES. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF KRATHON, IT WILL
STILL BE VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. BESIDES,
PRESSURE IS RISING OVER CENTRAL CHINA. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE
GENERALLY FINE AND DRY OVER THE REGION IN THE MIDDLE AND
LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KRATHON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 240
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE. THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN
THE MORNING. DRY AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO A MINIMUM OF AROUND 26 DEGREES AT
NIGHT. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
GRADUALLY, OCCASIONALLY UP TO GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND AT
NIGHT.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT WITH MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES OF AROUND 22 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS. WINDY
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 01.10.2024