LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE WITH ISOLATED
SHOWERS. IT WAS HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER THE
TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE TO 32 DEGREES OR ABOVE. AN
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. UNDER ITS INFLUENCE, SHOWERS
WILL INCREASE AND THERE WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF LUZON STRAIT INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 770 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE SOUTHWEST OR SOUTH-SOUTHWEST SLOWLY, LINGERING OVER
THE EAST OF LUZON STRAIT AND INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF ITS OUTER SUBSIDING AIR, THE WEATHER WILL
BE VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 31 DEGREES. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE
EASTERLIES.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTH GRADUALLY ON THE NATIONAL
DAY. WINDIER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SLIGHTLY
COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 22 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS. DRY
DURING THE DAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 28.09.2024