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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 EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THE WEATHER WAS
DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY STAYED BELOW 70
PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE AFFECTED THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. MEANWHILE, THE BROAD TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, AND AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE MAY ALSO FORM OVER THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE. WITH THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EDGING
CLOSER TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA GRADUALLY, THERE WILL
BE SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION IN THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.


 
BESIDES, TYPHOON EWINIAR WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, EWINIAR WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 890 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OSAKA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG


 
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.


 
OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS AND A
FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 30.05.2024

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