PRESS WEATHER NO. 209 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

 

TROPICAL STORM AMPIL HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM. AT 10 P.M., AMPIL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 28
DEGREES TOMORROW MORNING. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 32 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON
FRIDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:45 HKT ON 13.08.2024