PRESS WEATHER NO. 072 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

 

AT 8 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT
ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND AND THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN
PARTS OF VIETNAM.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM PULASAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 530
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 38 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY FINE. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 34 DEGREES. CLOUDY PERIODS AND ONE OR
TWO SHOWERS TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE
NORTH EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:45 HKT ON 18.09.2024