LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A RAIN BAND IS AFFECTING THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY IN THE
AFTERNOON, RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 150 MILLIMETRES OVER
URBAN AREAS, SHA TIN, KWAI TSING AND TAI PO.

 

AT 8 P.M., SUPER TYPHOON HAIMA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 380
KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
NORTHERN PART OF LUZON.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM SARIKA HAS WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND IT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANNING. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO INLAND
GUANGXI.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS TOMORROW.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH LATER TOMORROW AND THERE
WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : FREQUENT HEAVY RAIN WITH SQUALLS ON FRIDAY. SEAS
WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. RAIN WILL EASE OFF LATER ON
SATURDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:45 HKT ON 19.10.2016