PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 30.09.2022
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS AFFECTED THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY IN THE MORNING.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING. AROUND 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 30
MILLIMETRES OVER CLEAR WATER BAY, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF HONG
KONG ISLAND AND LAMMA ISLAND. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN
THE AFTERNOON. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.
MEANWHILE, A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING
SHOWERS TO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.
BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM NORU WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE PROGRESSIVELY OVER THE INDOCHINA PENINSULA
YESTERDAY MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM ROKE INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON RAPIDLY
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, ROKE WAS CENTRED ABOUT
890 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND AT FIRST.
OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. BECOMING FINE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 30.09.2022