PRESS WEATHER NO. 040 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:15 HKT ON 28.08.2024
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
WINDS ARE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA. MEANWHILE,
AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE IS AFFECTING EASTERN CHINA. THE
ASSOCIATED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO EDGE CLOSER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA LATER TODAY.
AT 5 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON SHANSHAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 280
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY AND EDGE CLOSER TO KYUSHU OF JAPAN.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY
SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 35 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN SOME AREAS
WITH A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE
WESTERLY WINDS.
OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW. SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:15 HKT ON 28.08.2024