LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH
CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY WERE FOUR TO FIVE DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE
OF THE DAY BEFORE. IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE
DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES WAS BELOW 50
PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL
AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA PERSISTENTLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE AND DRY OVER THE
REGION. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT.

 

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON KRATHON WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KRATHON
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF GAOXIONG. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN
PART OF TAIWAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 23 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. VERY
DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 29
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

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, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 03.10.2024