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Bulletin issued at 01:02 HKT 07/Apr/2018

At 1 a.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 18 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 59 per cent.

Strong winds are expected from the north. The public should beware of the possible danger brought by rough seas.

Please be reminded that:

The Strong Monsoon Signal has been issued.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 17 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 17 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 15 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 16 degrees;
Tai Po 17 degrees;
Sha Tin 17 degrees;
Tuen Mun 17 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 16 degrees;
Sai Kung 16 degrees;
Cheung Chau 17 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 17 degrees;
Tsing Yi 17 degrees;
Shek Kong 16 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 15 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 17 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 17 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 17 degrees;
Kowloon City 16 degrees;
Happy Valley 18 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 17 degrees;
Stanley 17 degrees;
Kwun Tong 17 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 17 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 18 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 17 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 16 degrees.

Note:

The data above is provisional. Only limited data validation has been carried out.

Climatological Information for 7 Apr

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Bulletin updated at 00:45 HKT 07/Apr/2018

Here is the latest weather bulletin issued by the Hong Kong Observatory.

A cold front moved across the coast of Guangdong yesterday. The associated strong northeast monsoon brought appreciably cooler weather to the region. Locally, there were sunny periods yesterday morning. The weather was cloudy with one or two showers as winds strengthened from the north after midday. Temperatures over the territory last night were generally five to six degrees lower than those of the day before. The northeast monsoon is expected to bring cooler and very dry weather to Guangdong during the weekend.

Weather forecast for Hong Kong

Cloudy. Appreciably cooler with one or two light rain patches in the morning. The minimum temperature will be about 15 degrees. Very dry with bright periods in the afternoon. The maximum temperature will be around 21 degrees. Fresh to strong northerly winds, occasionally gale offshore and on high ground. Winds will moderate later.

Outlook : Fine and very dry with cool morning on Sunday. Temperatures will rise gradually in the following couple of days.

(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 07/04/2018; Regular update at : around 45 minutes past each hour, 16:15 HKT and 23:15 HKT)

Marine Forecast

Weather Forecast for Local Aviation

I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     SEV TURB AND SEV GUSTS.  
     GALE FORCE WINDS.
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF
     GUANGDONG. THE ASSOCIATED INTENSE NORTHEAST
     MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL AREAS OF
     GUANGDONG.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 1800 TO 0400 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  360/15-20G30
       OFFSHORE:  360/25-30 OCNL 35                    19-16
   B.   2000 FT:  010/30-35G45                         11
   C.   5000 FT:  040/25                               9
   D.  10000 FT:  270/20                               5
   E.  18000 FT:  250/35                               MS6
   F.  24000 FT:  260/55                               MS19
   G.  30000 FT:  260/60                               MS33
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 2500 FT  SCT 3000 FT  BKN 8000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 9 KM.  TEMPO 4000 M IN RAIN.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 14500 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 3600 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV.
   N. SEA STATE     : 5.5-6.5 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 22 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS, GALE OFFSHORE
     AND HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO
     LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. BRIGHT
     PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON.=

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Note: The forecast could be updated before the next issue time 
whenever there is newly expected occurrence or non-occurrence 
of significant weather as described below which may be hazardous 
to aircraft within 100-km radius of Hong Kong:

(a) Change of the tropical cyclone category
(b) Strong, Gale, Storm, and Hurricane force winds
(c) Thunderstorm/CBs
(d) Severe gusts
(e) Severe turbulence
(f) Significant low stratus
(g) Fog or thick haze/sandstorm/duststorm 
    causing significant reduction of visibility
(h) Volcanic ash
(i) Radioactive cloud
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