PRESS WEATHER NO. 028 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:45 HKT ON 20.07.2024
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS COVERING SOUTHEASTERN CHINA.
MEANWHILE, SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
AT 5 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 310 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC WAS CENTRED ABOUT 970 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH
LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.
OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE WINDY OFFSHORE AND
ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. STILL A FEW SHOWERS
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:45 HKT ON 20.07.2024