LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. AROUND 5 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. IT WAS VERY HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE
TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HOT WEATHER
AND SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

 

BESIDES, TYPHOON KROSA WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KROSA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 840 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE SEAS EAST OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BECOME FEWER WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. IT WILL BE HOT. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE WEST TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS ON WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS
INCREASING GRADUALLY IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 13.08.2019