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, THERE WERE SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
AROUND 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
KOWLOON AND SAI KUNG. SHOWERS EASED OFF DURING THE DAY AND
THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT WITH
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33
DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED
TO BRING HOT WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KROSA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 500 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 33 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. MORE
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 14.08.2019