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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER
WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS AT
FIRST. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 33.7
DEGREES, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE AND
VERY HOT WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

 

BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST
NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 950 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC, TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF
LUZON.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29 DEGREES. FINE AND VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34
DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : REMAINING VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 16.07.2019