LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON BROUGHT HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. MORE THAN
30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN
PART OF THE TERRITORY. THE SOUTHWEST MOONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA TODAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE, THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM GAEMI HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GAEMI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF WUHAN. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS HUBEI AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 27 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ON
MONDAY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. STILL A FEW SHOWERS
MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 28.07.2024