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

A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. A BAND OF CLOUDS ALSO BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE
REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS BECAME
FREQUENT. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 30 MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF HONG KONG ISLAND AND
KOWLOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON
WILL REACH SOUTHERN CHINA ON FRIDAY, BRINGING RAINY WEATHER
TO THE REGION. THE WEATHER WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT DURING THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

 

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR HAINAN ISLAND
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED
SANBA. AT 1 A.M., SANBA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND
27 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT DURING THE
WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO A MINIMUM OF AROUND 21
DEGREES. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 19.10.2023