LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS COVERING THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

 

AT 2 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KHANUN WAS CENTRED ABOUT
150 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE SEAS WEST OF KYUSHU OF JAPAN AND TOWARDS THE KOREAN
PENINSULA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY
HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND
34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY ON THURSDAY.
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SHOWERS WILL EASE
OFF EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:45 HKT ON 09.08.2023