PRESS WEATHER NO. 136 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

WINDS ARE WEAK AND THE WEATHER IS VERY HOT OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY
GENERALLY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. MEANWHILE, SHOWERS
TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO BROUGHT AROUND 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO SHA TIN.

 

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM SHANSHAN HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON. AT 4 P.M., SHANSHAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 920
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN, AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES
TOMORROW MORNING. MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDS WILL BE WEAK AND THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN
VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. A FEW SHOWERS
MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:45 HKT ON 25.08.2024