LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE URBAN AREAS
AND LANTAU ISLAND, AND RAINFALL OF AROUND 40 MILLIMETRES OR
ABOVE WERE RECORDED OVER CHEUNG CHAU AND LAMMA ISLAND. THE
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS
TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE AMPIL INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, AMPIL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 620 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS OVER THE
WEEKEND. VERY HOT ON SATURDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:11 HKT ON 20.07.2018