PRESS WEATHER NO. 094 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

A NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 33.8 DEGREES UNTIL NOON,
THE HOTTEST MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL EVER RECORDED. BESIDES, THE
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA IS INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY. A TROPICAL CYCLONE
APPEARS TO BE FORMING.

 

AT NOON, TROPICAL STORM PULASAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1430
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 46 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM BEBINCA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 240
KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF NANJING. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INLAND
OVER EASTERN CHINA AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. BECOMING
CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING EASTERLIES TONIGHT,
FRESH OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE ON THE DAY AFTER MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL.
IT WILL BE WINDY. THERE WILL BE SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTH EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:45 HKT ON 17.09.2024