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 AT FIRST AND SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE DRY MONSOON, IT IS EXPECTED TO
BE GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

 

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KONG-REY INTENSIFIED INTO A
SEVERE TYPHOON PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, KONG-REY WAS CENTRED ABOUT 710 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST
OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES. BECOMING
FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RELATIVELY LARGE. WINDY ON SATURDAY. A FEW SHOWERS EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 30.10.2024