PRESS WEATHER NO. 168 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
 
THE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE PRAPIROON
ARE AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. MEANWHILE, THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS BRINGING VERY HOT WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA.
 
TROPICAL STORM PRAPIROON HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM. AT 4 P.M., PRAPIROON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 300
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HA NOI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU WAN.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GAEMI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
580 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN AND INTENSIFY
SIGNIFICANTLY.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
 
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 28 DEGREES TOMORROW MORNING. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 34 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
BECOMING MODERATE SOUTHERLIES TOMORROW.
 
OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH 35
DEGREES OR ABOVE OVER THE NEW TERRITORIES. A FEW SHOWERS
TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:45 HKT ON 22.07.2024

Ends/Monday, July 22, 2024
Issued at HKT 17:45

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