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Bulletin issued at 09:06 HKT 21/Jun/2018

At 9 a.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 30 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 82 per cent.
During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park was 2. The intensity of UV radiation was low.

Please be reminded that:

The Thunderstorm Warning was issued at 9:05 a.m. It will remain effective until 10:00 a.m. today. Isolated thunderstorms are expected to occur over New Territories East.
The Very Hot Weather Warning is now in force. Very hot weather might cause adverse health effects. Members of the public should take care to avoid heatstroke.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 30 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 29 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 31 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 30 degrees;
Tai Po 31 degrees;
Sha Tin 31 degrees;
Tuen Mun 30 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 29 degrees;
Sai Kung 32 degrees;
Cheung Chau 29 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 31 degrees;
Tsing Yi 30 degrees;
Shek Kong 31 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 29 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 30 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 29 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 28 degrees;
Kowloon City 30 degrees;
Happy Valley 29 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 30 degrees;
Stanley 29 degrees;
Kwun Tong 30 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 30 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 30 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 31 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 31 degrees.

Between 7:45 and 8:45 a.m., the rainfall recorded in various regions were:

Eastern District 0 to 7 mm;
Sai Kung 0 to 2 mm;
Southern District 0 to 1 mm.

Between midnight and 9 a.m. the minimum temperature was 29.2 degrees Celsius at the Hong Kong Observatory.


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


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Bulletin updated at 09:05 HKT 21/Jun/2018

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

The southwest monsoon is affecting the coast of Guangdong.

Weather forecast for today

Mainly cloudy with sunny intervals and one or two showers. Isolated thunderstorms at first. Very hot with a maximum temperature of about 33 degrees. Moderate southwesterly winds.

Outlook : Showers will increase gradually and sunny intervals in the next few days.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 21/06/2018; Regular update at : around 45 minutes past each hour, 16:15 HKT and 23:15 HKT)

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Bulletin issued at 09:00 HKT 21/Jun/2018

GALE WARNING AREAS: TAIWAN STRAIT AND BASHI.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 202100 UTC:
TROUGH 24N 107E 25N 121E 27N 125E QSTNR.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 210100 UTC:

HONG KONG= SW 5-6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL SW UP TO 2 M. TEMP 33-28 C. =
KWANGTUNG= S TO SW 5-6, OCNL 7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL SW 2 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= SW 6-7, OCNL 8. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 6 M. SWELL SW 2-3 M. =
BASHI= SW 6-7, OCNL 8. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 6 M. SWELL SW 2-3 M. =
PRATAS= SW 6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3 M. SWELL SW 2 M. =
BALINTANG= SW 6-7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL SW 2-3 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= SW 6-7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL SW 2-3 M. =
PARACEL= S TO SW 6-7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL SW 2 M. =
TONKIN= S TO SW 6-7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL S 2 M. =
DANANG= S TO SW 6-7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL S TO SW 2 M. =
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KT, VRB, SLW, FRQ - knot, variable, slow, frequent STNR, QSTNR, C - stationary, quasi-stationary, degrees celsius WKN, INTSF, INTST, NC - weaken, intensify, intensity, no change LGT, ISOL, SCT, OCNL - light, isolated, scattered, occasional CLD, DZ, TS - cloudy, drizzle, thunderstorm

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    Bulletin issued at 09:30 HKT 21/Jun/2018

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 9:30 a.m. on 21 June 2018

    Warnings:
    Strong winds in all areas.

    Weather Situation:
    The southwest monsoon is affecting the south China coastal waters.

    Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

    Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
    Southwest force 5 to 6.
    Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    Nan'ao, Shanwei and South of Hong Kong:
    Southwest force 5 to 6.
    Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    Shangchuan Dao:
    South to southwest force 5 to 6, occasionally force 7.
    Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    South to southwesterly winds of force 5 to 6. Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.

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    Waglan Island Wind southwest force 4
      Visibility 19 Kilometres

    Shantou Wind southwest force 1
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    Huangmaozhou Wind southwest force 4

    Macau Wind south force 2
      Visibility 13 Kilometres

    Xisha Wind south-southwest force 4
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