LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT COLD WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH BRIGHT
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THERE WAS LIGHT RAIN AT NIGHT AND
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY WERE AROUND
FOUR DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE INTENSE WINTER MONSOON, COLD WEATHER WILL
PERSIST OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
IT WILL ALSO BE WINDIER WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 350 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. BRIGHT PERIODS DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 15 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST AND IT WILL BE WINDIER
IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. A FEW RAIN PATCHES MIDWEEK THIS
WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 30.12.2018