LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AND
WAS NAMED TALIM. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS OUTER SUBSIDING
AIR, IT WAS MAINLY FINE OVER HONG KONG AND EXTREMELY HOT
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES ROSE TO 36 DEGREES OR ABOVE
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, BUT THERE WERE ALSO
A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES.
MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
LANTAU ISLAND. TALIM WILL MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG AND HAINAN ISLAND, AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA. IT WILL
BE WINDY AND SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE MORE FREQUENT LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY. THERE
WILL BE SWELLS.

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 16.07.2023