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

AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
CLOUDY. THERE WERE RAINSTORMS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. THE OBSERVATORY ISSUED THE BLACK RAINSTORM
WARNING SIGNAL, THE FIRST ONE THIS YEAR. MORE THAN 70
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 200 MILLIMETRES
OVER THE WESTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND, THE SOUTHERN
PART OF LANTAU ISLAND, AND LAMMA ISLAND. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER WILL
REMAIN UNSETTLED OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS IN THE MORNING WITH
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY
OVER THE WEEKEND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 29.06.2021