PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

TYPHOON KOINU MOVED TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS. WINDS STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY. MORE THAN
100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER HONG KONG
ISLAND AND PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE WEATHER
WAS SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES
GENERALLY FALLING TO AROUND 23 DEGREES. WINDS STRENGTHENED
TO GALE TO STORM FORCE OVER MANY PLACES AT NIGHT. KOINU IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG
TODAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF KOINU'S RAINBANDS AND THE
MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

GALE TO STORM FORCE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, WEAKENING
GRADUALLY LATER. SEAS WILL BE HIGH WITH SWELLS, VERY HIGH
AT FIRST. CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL  BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 27 DEGREES.

 

OUTLOOK : REMAINING SHOWERY ON TUESDAY. THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE GRADUALLY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS
WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 09.10.2023