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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. IT WAS
COOLER IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY WERE THREE TO FOUR DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF
THE DAY BEFORE. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE REGION. THE
MONSOON WILL MODERATE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

 

BESIDES, NOCK-TEN INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NOCK-TEN
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1040 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 19 AND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDY ON CHRISTMAS DAY. MILD ON BOXING DAY.
BECOMING COLD IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 24.12.2016