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PRESS WEATHER NO. 016 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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


 
GENERAL SITUATION


SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. BESIDES, AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. IT WILL
GRADUALLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE THIS MORNING. THE
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF WESTERN GUANGDONG AND HAINAN ISLAND TODAY, BUT
ITS INTENSITY REMAINS UNCERTAIN. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS
OUTER RAINBANDS, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG


 
CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND
29 DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.


 
OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.
STILL SHOWERY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 09.08.2022

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