LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE
TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS
EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST THIS
WEEK.

 

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE LEKIMA PROGRESSIVELY WEAKENED
FROM A SEVERE TYPHOON INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT
11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LEKIMA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SHANGHAI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT
ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF EASTERN
CHINA AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 11.08.2019