LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART
FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THE WEATHER WAS
EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
ROSE TO 35 DEGREES OR ABOVE.

 

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR LUZON INTENSIFIED
INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 400
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF DONGSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO BE
SLOW-MOVING. IT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA, AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF ITS OUTER SUBSIDING AIR, IT WILL STILL BE
EXTREMELY HOT OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 29 DEGREES. EXTREMELY HOT DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 36 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE GRADUALLY ON SUNDAY
AND MONDAY. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY. SEAS WILL
BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. STILL SHOWERY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW
DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 15.07.2023