PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - 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.
THE OUTER CLOUD BANDS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE VAMCO COVERED THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER
WAS FINE AT FIRST, BECOMING CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN
PATCHES LATER. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL PERSIST OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, IT WILL BE WINDIER
OVER THE COASTAL AREAS DURING THE WEEKEND.

 

BESIDES, TYPHOON VAMCO HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON LAST NIGHT. AT MIDNIGHT, VAMCO WAS CENTRED ABOUT
140 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 21 AND 24 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDIER AT FIRST ON SUNDAY. BRIGHTER WEATHER
EARLY NEXT WEEK, WARM AND RELATIVELY HUMID IN THE LATTER
PART OF THE WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 14.11.2020