PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 27.07.2024
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
A STRONG SOUTHWEST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
THUNDERY SHOWERS ALSO AFFECTED GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY
WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MORE THAN 60
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. AN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL BRING HEAVY SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GAEMI WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GAEMI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NANCHANG. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS JIANGXI AND WEAKEN FURTHER.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.
OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE WILL STILL BE A
FEW SHOWERS MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 27.07.2024