PRESS WEATHER NO. 098 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA.

 

AT NOON, SUPER TYPHOON KHANUN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 210
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE RYUKYU ISLANDS, MOVING TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF
THE EAST CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS WITH A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, GUSTY
AT TIMES AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : FINE AND VERY HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. STILL SOME SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:58 HKT ON 01.08.2023