LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40
MILLIMETRES OVER TUEN MUN, NORTH DISTRICT AND TAI O.
SHOWERS AFFECTING THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IS EXPECTED
TO LESSEN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, THE WEATHER WILL BE
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS OVER THE REGION.

 

TROPICAL STORM KHANUN INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON
PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KHANUN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 770 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED IN THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 31.07.2023