LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO RAIN
PATCHES IN THE MORNING. IT WAS WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE OVER CENTRAL CHINA
YESTERDAY. AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
REACH THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN CHINA THIS MORNING. THE
WEATHER WILL BECOME APPRECIABLY COOLER OVER THE REGION.

 

ON THE OTHER HAND, TYPHOON RAI PROGRESSIVELY INTENSIFIED
INTO A SUPER TYPHOON YESTERDAY, AND THEN WEAKENED INTO A
SEVERE TYPHOON AT NIGHT. AT 1 A.M., RAI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
510 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
PHILIPPINES AND ENTER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 21 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND
23 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AT FIRST.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY FROM THE NORTH. THE WEATHER
WILL BECOME APPRECIABLY COOLER LATER. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE AT NIGHT WILL BE ABOUT 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

 

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE WINDY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. COOL
IN THE MORNINGS OVER THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING
TO AROUND 14 DEGREES. CLOUDY WITH SOME RAIN EARLY TO
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 17.12.2021