Severe thunderstorms arrive at the Hong Kong Observatory and a strong gust of 80 km / h will hit Hong Kong

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Written by: Kuang Xiaobin

2020-05-11 20:10

The Hong Kong Observatory issued a special weather alert at 7 pm today (11th) that the strong thunderstorm belt associated with the trough of low pressure is gradually approaching the coastal area and may start to affect Hong Kong in the next two to three hours. Please be alert.

The Hong Kong Observatory issued a reminder at 8:45 p.m., indicating that a large area of ​​Hong Kong may be affected by heavy rains in the short term. The public should be vigilant. The latest radar chart shows that the southern end of the severe thunderstorm belt is about to enter the northwest of Hong Kong. It is expected that strong gusts of up to 80 kilometers per hour or more will hit Hong Kong, and the thunderstorm warning will take effect at 9:10 pm.

The Observatory issued a yellow rainstorm warning at 9.25pm.

The Observatory pointed out at 6:45 this evening that a low-pressure trough is bringing thunderstorms to Guangdong. It is expected that the low-pressure trough will affect coastal areas in the evening. The weather in Hong Kong was very hot in the afternoon, and the Observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 33.5 degrees, the highest since this year.

The weather in Hong Kong is forecast to be mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow, with showers and squally thunderstorms in the early hours. The showers will gradually decrease later tomorrow. Tomorrow the temperature will range from 26 to 31 degrees with a breeze. There were a few showers on Wednesday and the weather was hot for the next day or two.

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The Observatory said that due to the trough of low pressure, there will be thunderstorms tomorrow along the coast of Guangdong. As the high-altitude anticyclone strengthens in the middle and late of this week, the showers in southern China will decrease and the weather will be hot.

In addition, tropical cyclones located in the waters east of the Philippines will cross the Philippines into the northeast of the South China Sea later this week and then transfer to the Luzon Strait.

The Observatory predicts that the next nine days will change dramatically. (Screenshot of the Observatory website)

The observatory is expected to have strong winds, thunderstorms, and severe tropical storms, or it will approach the 800 km range of Hong Kong on Saturday

【Observatory】 Maximum 30 ° C today with showers and squally thunderstorms later

An earthquake of magnitude 2.2 occurred in the waters outside Zhuhai Airport this morning, the Hong Kong Observatory received reports from two citizens

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