PRESS WEATHER NO. 054 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, MORE THAN
5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER LAMMA ISLAND
AND PARTS OF LANTAU ISLAND AND HONG KONG ISLAND THIS
MORNING.

 

AT 8 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM AMPIL WAS CENTRED ABOUT
200 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHEAST OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH 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 NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:45 HKT ON 14.08.2024