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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON, THERE
WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES. BESIDES, MORE THAN 2000 STROKES OF
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WERE ALSO RECORDED WITHIN HONG
KONG. VIOLENT GUSTS EXCEEDING 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WERE
ONCE RECORDED AT LAU FAU SHAN IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ACTIVE
SOUTHWEST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS BUT
THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS. IT WILL BE VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 16.06.2024