PRESS WEATHER NO. 048 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. MEANWHILE, WINDS ARE WEAK OVER
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA.

 

AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL STORM SHANSHAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 210
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE EAST SLOWLY ACROSS KYUSHU OF JAPAN AND TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF SHIKOKU OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT
33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE
WEEKEND. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:45 HKT ON 30.08.2024