PRESS WEATHER NO. 088 - 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 IT IS VERY HOT OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA. SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE
ALSO AFFECTING THE REGION. LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES OVER MANY 
PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 33 DEGREES AROUND NOON.

 

AT NOON, TYPHOON SHANSHAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 530 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

MAINLY FINE. VERY HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL REACH 35 DEGREES OR ABOVE OVER
PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY
INTERVALS IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:45 HKT ON 26.08.2024