PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. A
BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY. DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL BELOW 50 PER CENT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WITH THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON PERSISTING,
IT IS EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA THIS WEEK WITH RELATIVELY LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT OVER INLAND
AREAS.

 

AT 1 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM VAMCO WAS CENTRED ABOUT
560 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST
AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE PHILIPPINES AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION ETAU HAS WEAKENED INTO AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY AT FIRST. BECOMING FINE AND DRY DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 21 AND 26 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY ON THURSDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. BECOMING CLOUDY ON FRIDAY AND THERE
WILL BE ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES OVER THE WEEKEND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:46 HKT ON 11.11.2020