LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF SUPER TYPHOON KRATHON BROUGHT
VERY HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS
34.2 DEGREES, EQUALING THE THIRD HIGHEST RECORD IN OCTOBER.
BESIDES, A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. WINDS STRENGTHENED FROM
NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON LOCALLY. THERE WERE OCCASIONAL GALE
WINDS ON HIGH GROUND AT NIGHT. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE AND
DRY OVER SOUTHERN CHINA 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 170
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE
SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. SLIGHTLY COOLER
WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 24 DEGREES. MAINLY FINE
AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 29 DEGREES. FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE,
UP TO GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT WITH
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF AROUND 22 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE. STILL WINDY ON THURSDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 02.10.2024