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

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
BESIDES, A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE
WERE MORE SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. AROUND 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. IT
WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE TO ABOUT 33
DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY
FINE AND VERY HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS OVER PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES WILL REACH 35 DEGREES OR ABOVE. MAINLY FINE
APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND
TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:46 HKT ON 26.06.2024