PRESS WEATHER NO. 140 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING HEAVY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, HEAVY
SHOWERS THIS MORNING BROUGHT MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL TO MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100
MILLIMETRES IN TSUEN WAN, KWAI TSING AND YUEN LONG. MORE
THAN 3500 STROKES OF CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WERE ALSO
RECORDED WITHIN HONG KONG.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT FIRST. MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
AT FIRST TOMORROW. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY AND IT
WILL BECOME VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:45 HKT ON 14.06.2024