LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
VERY HOT AND HAZY WITH SUNNY PERIODS. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 35.0 DEGREES,
THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. HIGH TEMPERATURES TRIGGERED
THUNDERY SHOWERS, AND MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES
AROUND EVENING. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AFFECTED THE
REGION YESTERDAY, AND WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF
TAIWAN. A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM DANAS WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 410 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLIES.

 

OUTLOOK : BRIGHTER WEATHER WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 19.07.2019