PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 04.08.2018
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS, ONE
OR TWO SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERING SOUTHERN CHINA WILL
STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY EARLY NEXT WEEK, BRINGING VERY HOT
WEATHER TO THE REGION.
BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM JONGDARI MADE LANDFALL OVER
JINSHAN, SHANGHAI YESTERDAY AND WEAKENED GRADUALLY INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, JONGDARI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF NANJING. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
FURTHER INLAND AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28
AND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.
OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 04.08.2018