LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. A
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW
SHOWERS. THERE WERE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY
PLACES. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
TEMPERATURES RISING TO AROUND 33 DEGREES OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG IN THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM JONGDARI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 550 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SHANGHAI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY AT FIRST, AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST
LATER IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF JIANGSU TO
ZHEJIANG.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
FEW DAYS. IT WILL BE VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 02.08.2018