LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE GAEMI'S OUTER SUBSIDING AIR BROUGHT FINE
AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GAEMI'S OUTER SUBSIDING AIR, THE
WEATHER WILL BE EXTREMELY HOT OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW. HIGH TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO TRIGGER THUNDERY
SHOWERS.

 

BESIDES, TYPHOON GAEMI INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON IN
THE AFTERNOON YESTERDAY. AT 1 A.M., GAEMI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
380 KILOMETRES EAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
EAST OF TAIWAN AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.
  
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PRAPIROON MOVED INTO THE INLAND AREAS
OF THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM YESTERDAY AND PROGRESSIVELY
WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 29 DEGREES IN THE MORNING.
EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
ABOUT 35 DEGREES. MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
FRESH OFFSHORE LATER.

 

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. WINDIER WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER
ON THURSDAY AND ON FRIDAY. MORE SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:47 HKT ON 24.07.2024