PRESS WEATHER NO. 028 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON IS BRINGING DRY WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG.

 

SEVERE TYPHOON KRATHON HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON. AT 3
A.M., KRATHON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 80 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF
GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST SLOWLY TOWARDS
THE SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY FINE. SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH CLOUDY PERIODS 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, UP TO GALE FORCE 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 03:45 HKT ON 03.10.2024