PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 15.06.2019
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AT FIRST YESTERDAY. IT THEN MOVED
TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AWAY FROM
THE COASTAL AREAS. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN MANY PLACES AROUND MIDNIGHT,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER HONG KONG
ISLAND. THE WEATHER BECAME FINE AND HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO
AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. A FRESH EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26
DEGREES. HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH OFFSHORE.
OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE HOT MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 15.06.2019