PRESS WEATHER NO. 016 - 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 EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. BESIDES, THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA BROUGHT
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION YESTERDAY, AND INTENSIFIED
INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN THE AFTERNOON. SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR TRANSFORMED INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL
CYCLONE OVER THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN YESTERDAY. THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA IS EXPECTED TO EDGE TOWARDS THE COAST OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY
GRADUALLY TODAY. IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. WINDS WILL BE OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL STILL BE
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:04 HKT ON 31.05.2024