LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE AND DRY
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE.
THE WEATHER WAS VERY DRY IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES FELL BELOW 40
PER CENT. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING FINE
AND VERY DRY WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA FOR THE REST OF THE
WEEK, AND THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE WILL BE RATHER LARGE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

 

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON KONG-REY WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KONG-REY WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
NORTHERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : FINE AND VERY DRY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE WILL BE RATHER LARGE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT. BECOMING CLOUDIER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 04.10.2018