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

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS COLD WITH CLOUDY PERIODS
YESTERDAY MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY WAS 9.8 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR SINCE THIS
WINTER. THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND VERY DRY DURING THE DAY.
UNDER THE DOMINATION OF THE MONSOON, IT WILL BE COLD IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT, FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY OVER
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAI-TAK WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 310 KILOMETRES EAST OF NANSHA DAO. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

FINE AND VERY DRY. COLD IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 16 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COLD IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES RISING SLIGHTLY TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 19.12.2017