PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 05.08.2018
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
YESTERDAY. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE EASTERN
PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES IN MANY PLACES ROSE
TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERING
SOUTHERN CHINA WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY EARLY THIS WEEK,
BRINGING VERY HOT WEATHER TO THE REGION.
BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION JONGDARI WEAKENED INTO AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER JIANGSU YESTERDAY MORNING.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
MAINLY FINE APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. VERY HOT DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 34 DEGREES.
LIGHT 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 05.08.2018