LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

NIDA WEAKENED FROM A TROPICAL DEPRESSION INTO AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER INLAND GUANGXI YESTERDAY MORNING. AN
ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40
MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND LANTAU
ISLAND. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH AN SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT GUANGDONG TODAY. WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF AN UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK, THE WEATHER OVER SOUTHERN CHINA WILL IMPROVE
GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES.
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. VERY HOT OVER THE WEEKEND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 04.08.2016