LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND AN
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE, THERE WERE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. MORE
THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED
OVER THE TERRITORY. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS
AROUND NOON, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 30 MILLIMETRES OVER
THE EASTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY. THE UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO DEPART GRADUALLY TODAY AND
TOMORROW. IT WILL BE BRIGHTER, BUT THERE WILL STILL BE A
FEW SHOWERS OVER THE REGION. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY, AND BROUGHT UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE REGION.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 800 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER
AT TIMES IN SOME AREAS WITH THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : BRIGHTER ON SUNDAY BUT THERE WILL STILL BE ONE OR
TWO SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 25.05.2024