PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A WARM AND HUMID SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH
ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AND COASTAL MIST. BESIDES, THE TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN GUANGDONG DEVELOPED INTO A COLD
FRONT YESTERDAY MORNING, AND MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS
AROUND EVENING. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE THUNDERY SHOWERS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT, SHOWERS INCREASED WITH A
FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON OVER HONG KONG.
MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 20 MILLIMETRES OVER
TAI PO DISTRICT. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ASSOCIATED
INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON, SHOWERS EASED OFF WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING GRADUALLY AT NIGHT. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY AND
SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG THIS MORNING.
THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE DURING THE DAY. WITH THE MONSOON
MODERATING LATER TODAY, WINDS WILL BE WEAK AND THE WEATHER
WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RATHER LARGE.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 18
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. VERY DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 23
DEGREES. FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS AT FIRST, STRONG OFFSHORE
AND OCCASIONALLY UP TO GALE FORCE WINDS ON HIGH GROUND.
WINDS WILL MODERATE LATER.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS, WITH A RATHER LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DAY AND NIGHT. RELATIVELY HUMID IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 13.04.2025