PRESS WEATHER NO. 136 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:45 HKT ON 20.07.2024
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS BRINGING VERY HOT WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. MEANWHILE, SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA.
AT 4 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 190 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED
GAEMI. AT 4 P.M., GAEMI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 790 KILOMETRES
EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT
10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES AND STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES TOMORROW MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER
TOMORROW, WINDS WILL BE OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.
OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY. IT WILL BE WINDIER OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. THE WEATHER
WILL IMPROVE MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY
APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:45 HKT ON 20.07.2024