PRESS WEATHER NO. 010 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE MAN-YI MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND WEAKENED FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY.
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, IT
WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN. AROUND 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. THE WEATHER WAS
APPRECIABLY COOLER. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY LAST NIGHT WAS 18.4 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR
THIS AUTUMN. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON,
IT WILL STILL BE WINDY WITH SOME RAIN OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
TODAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE COOLER.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION MAN-YI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SANYA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND AND DISSIPATE
GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH RAIN. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 21 DEGREES. MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. BRIGHTER DURING THE DAY.
WINDY OVER THE WEEKEND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 20.11.2024