PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - 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 OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. MEANWHILE, A
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

AT 2 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM SHANSHAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT
210 KILOMETRES NORTH OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
EAST-NORTHEAST SLOWLY ACROSS KYUSHU OF JAPAN AND TOWARDS
THE VICINITY OF SHIKOKU OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW
IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 33 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE
WEEKEND. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:45 HKT ON 30.08.2024