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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A
FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES.
MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER
TAI PO AND NORTH DISTRICT. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
TODAY. IT WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,
BUT THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE COASTAL
AREAS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL LESSEN GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS TOWARDS THE
WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 30.07.2024