PRESS WEATHER NO. 006 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 34 DEGREES.
BESIDES, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES AND TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
AFFECTED GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA IN THE AFTERNOON YESTERDAY. AROUND 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES LOCALLY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER TSUEN WAN AND
KWAI TSING DISTRICTS. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY
FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY PERIODS, A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES.
MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING
MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLIES LATER.

 

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT AND MAINLY FINE FOR THE
REST OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 07.08.2024