LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT
TIMES IN THE MORNING. AROUND 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED
50 MILLIMETRES OVER THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF HONG KONG
ISLAND. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS
EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
REGION YESTERDAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, THERE WILL BE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY
AND TOMORROW.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT ON FRIDAY. THE WEATHER
WILL BECOME UNSETTLED WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 17.07.2024