PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. A BAND OF CLOUDS ALSO COVERED THE REGION.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO LIGHT
RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

 

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM KONG-REY INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, 
KONG-REY WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1010 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF
GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TRAMI WEAKENED
INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE COAST OF CENTRAL
VIETNAM YESTERDAY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES.
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF AROUND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RELATIVELY LARGE. WINDY TOWARDS THE WEEKEND. IT WILL BE
CLOUDIER GRADUALLY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 29.10.2024