LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL STORM TORAJI MOVED ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF HONG
KONG YESTERDAY AND WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT
NIGHT. ITS OUTER RAINBANDS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS.
LOCAL WINDS WERE STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHEASTERLIES AT
FIRST AND MODERATED GRADUALLY DURING THE DAY. WITH TORAJI
WEAKENING GRADUALLY, SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE OFF AND
THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG OVER
THE WEEKEND.

 

AT 1 A.M., TORAJI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES
SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR
WEST-SOUTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE USAGI INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY MORNING AND WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON IN THE AFTERNOON. AT 1 A.M., USAGI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES NORTH OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES. USAGI WILL
MOVE ACROSS LUZON STRAIT IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
SOUTHERN TAIWAN TODAY. IT WILL THEN TURN NORTHEAST TOWARDS
THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
 
TROPICAL STORM MAN-YI INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 1 A.M., MAN-YI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1490 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN
THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 27 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS OVER THE WEEKEND. WINDY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. APPRECIABLY COOLER MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:33 HKT ON 15.11.2024