PRESS WEATHER NO. 006 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY, AND SHOWERS AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MEANWHILE, A BROAD TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON NORU MADE LANDFALL NEAR DA NANG
YESTERDAY MORNING, THEN WEAKENED PROGRESSIVELY INTO A
TROPICAL STORM. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN
NORTH PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF TAIWAN INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY, AND WAS NAMED ROKE.
 
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NORU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 340
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF VIENTIANE. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE INDOCHINA
PENINSULA AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY. MEANWHILE, ROKE WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. BECOMING GENERALLY FINE GRADUALLY
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 29.09.2022