LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, HEAVY SHOWERS THIS MORNING BROUGHT
ABOUT 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO MANY PLACES, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF HONG
KONG ISLAND AND LANTAU ISLAND.

 

AT 8 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KROSA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
410 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF KYUSHU TO SHIKOKU OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

SUNNY PERIODS, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 32 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 TOMORROW. MORE
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:45 HKT ON 14.08.2019