PRESS WEATHER NO. 016 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 04.09.2024
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, IT WAS MAINLY
FINE AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY IN HONG KONG YESTERDAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
A BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS AFFECTED GUANGDONG AT
NIGHT. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES. THERE WERE ALSO OVER 2000 STROKES OF
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING RECORDED WITHIN HONG KONG. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM YAGI INTENSIFIED
INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. YAGI IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, MOVING TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE
WESTERN PART OF GUANGDONG TO HAINAN ISLAND GRADUALLY AND
FURTHER INTENSIFY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF YAGI, THE WEATHER
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG WILL DETERIORATE IN THE LATTER
PART OF THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.
OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. WINDS WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN PROGRESSIVELY. THERE
WILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH
SWELLS. THE WEATHER WILL STILL BE UNSETTLED OVER THE
WEEKEND.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 04.09.2024