LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY MORNING. MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT SAI KUNG. IT WAS VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES IN MANY PLACES
ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

BESIDES, NORU WEAKENED FROM A SUPER TYPHOON INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NORU WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 950 KILOMETRES EAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 8 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 28 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 32 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 02.08.2017