LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM, THE
WEATHER WAS VERY HOT OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY,
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 33 DEGREES IN
THE AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO BROUGHT MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO THE NEW TERRITORIES AND LANTAU
ISLAND.

 

AT 4 P.M., TROPICAL STORM AMPIL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 240
KILOMETRES WEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 28
DEGREES TOMORROW MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON
FRIDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:45 HKT ON 13.08.2024