LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL DEPRESSION TORAJI HAS WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS SOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY
YESTERDAY MORNING. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS REMNANTS
AFFECTED THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN. VISIBILITY WAS
RELATIVELY LOW OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. RAIN WAS MORE
FREQUENT IN THE MORNING, MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY. THE
BAND OF CLOUDS WAS COVERING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IS
EXPECTED TO THIN OUT TODAY AND TOMORROW, IT WILL BE
BRIGHTER OVER THE REGION.

 

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON USAGI GRADUALLY WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, USAGI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GAOXIONG.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT
ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS SOUTHERN TAIWAN. 
 
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MAN-YI HAS RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED INTO A
SUPER TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MAN-YI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 880 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES. MAN-YI
WILL MOVE TOWARDS LUZON TODAY AND TOMORROW, THEN ENTER THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND MOVE
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. VISIBILITY
RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 29
DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS ON SUNDAY. WINDY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL PROGRESSIVELY. MINOR
FLOODING MAY OCCUR OVER INDIVIDUAL LOW-LYING AREAS AT NIGHT
DURING THE SPRING TIDE. A FEW RAIN PATCHES MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL FALL TO 19 DEGREES OR
BELOW.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 16.11.2024