LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS, A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MORE
THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT MANY PLACES
OVER THE TERRITORY. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA TODAY.

 

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES GRADUALLY INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND
WAS NAMED JONGDARI YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
JONGDARI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF IWO
JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 8
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : BECOMING FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 26.07.2018