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PRESS WEATHER NO. 030 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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


 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE ARE AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.


 
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE RYUKYU ISLANDS
HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND WAS NAMED
JONGDARI. AT 3 A.M., JONGDARI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 240
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE EAST CHINA SEA.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY


 
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.


 
OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY
AND THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:45 HKT ON 19.08.2024

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