PRESS WEATHER NO. 070 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS COVERING SOUTHEASTERN CHINA.
BESIDES, THE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM PRAPIROON ARE AFFECTING THE COAST OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG.

 

AT 8 A.M., TYPHOON GAEMI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 620 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT
ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.
 
MEANWHILE, PRAPIROON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF HANOI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
SLOWLY INTO THE INLAND AREAS OF THE NORTHERN PART OF
VIETNAM AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. VERY HOT 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. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE
NEXT 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 08:45 HKT ON 23.07.2024