PRESS WEATHER NO. 103 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

WINDS ARE WEAK AND THE WEATHER IS VERY HOT OVER THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES ROSE TO 35 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE
AFTERNOON. BESIDES, AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE IS AFFECTING
EASTERN CHINA. THE ASSOCIATED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO EDGE
CLOSER TO SOUTHERN CHINA LATER TOMORROW.

 

AT 4 P.M., SEVERE TYPHOON SHANSHAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 330
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST SLOWLY AND EDGE CLOSER TO KYUSHU OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

MAINLY FINE AT FIRST. A FEW SHOWERS TOMORROW. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. EXTREMELY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 35 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES IN SOME AREAS WITH A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:45 HKT ON 27.08.2024