LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERING THE
NORTHERN PART OF SOUTH CHINA SEA ALSO STRENGTHENED
GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES. WITH THE STRENGTHENING OF
AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY
HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCE, THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE LATTER PART OF
THIS WEEK.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KHANUN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 370 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING AT FIRST, THEN MOVE NORTH OR
NORTH-NORTHWEST LATER AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE SEAS WEST OF KYUSHU OF JAPAN TO
THE KOREAN PENINSULA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. MORE SHOWERS WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 08.08.2023