PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF THUNDERY SHOWERS MOVED FROM WESTERN
GUANGDONG EASTWARDS GRADUALLY AND AFFECTED THE VICINITY OF
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AT NIGHT. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AND
THERE WERE A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT NIGHT. MORE THAN
10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN MANY PLACES,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 30 MILLIMETRES OVER LANTAU
ISLAND. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER
AROUND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL
REMAIN UNSETTLED OVER THE REGION.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 26
DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 22.05.2019