PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
MEANWHILE, WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE REGION. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY PERIODS. THERE WERE ALSO ONE OR TWO SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES. TROPICAL
CYCLONE KOINU IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF
THE SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN TODAY AND TOMORROW. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF ITS OUTER SUBSIDING AIR, THE WEATHER WILL BE
EXTREMELY HOT OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT
THE REGION.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON KOINU WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHERN
PART OF TAIWAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LIGHT TO
MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL VERY HOT ON THURSDAY APART FROM ISOLATED
SHOWERS. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED AND WINDIER IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 04.10.2023