LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE CONTINUED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE WEATHER WAS
VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED
AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 34.1 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON, THE
HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY, AND WAS NAMED MERBOK. MERBOK IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA, AND MAKE LANDFALL OVER GUANGDONG BETWEEN
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

A FEW SHOWERS. BECOMING CLOUDY. MORE SHOWERY WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND
33 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING FRESH
NORTHWESTERLIES LATER, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE. THERE
WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AT FIRST ON
TUESDAY. REMAINING UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:59 HKT ON 12.06.2017