LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 35
DEGREES OR ABOVE. WITH AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE EDGING
CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG, SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT
TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. AROUND
30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. WITH THE UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE
DEPARTING, SHOWERS WILL LESSEN TOMORROW.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON SHANSHAN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY AND EDGE CLOSER TO KYUSHU OF
JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32
DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 29.08.2024