LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, THE
LOCAL WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER LANTAU ISLAND.
THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC WAS CENTRED ABOUT 770 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TOKYO. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT
ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HONSHU
OF JAPAN.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM MULAN MADE LANDFALL OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM YESTERDAY AND WEAKENED INTO AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PROGRESSIVELY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY.
SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 12.08.2022