PRESS WEATHER NO. 018 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG.

 

AT 2 A.M., TYPHOON MAN-YI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF DONGSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. COOLER IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT
22 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 26 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL
BE SWELLS. MINOR FLOODING MAY OCCUR OVER INDIVIDUAL
LOW-LYING AREAS AT NIGHT DURING THE SPRING TIDE. OCCASIONAL
RAIN MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FURTHER. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE 18 DEGREES OR BELOW.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:45 HKT ON 18.11.2024