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The Hong Kong Observatory predicts that "Conson", which has been upgraded into a severe tropical storm, will cross the central part of the Philippines and enter the South China Sea in the middle to late this week. It is expected to be the closest to Hong Kong on Saturday (11th), gathering in a range of about 500 kilometers but no further approach. , Roughly moved to the Hainan Island area.
As for the tropical storm located in the Northwest Pacific, it has been named "Sun Du" and moved roughly towards Taiwan, but its path has changed from Taipei to Tainan. The observatory is expected to approach Hong Kong with typhoon intensity next Sunday (12th) It swept through a range of 700 kilometers.
The Observatory predicts that under the influence of "Conson", Hong Kong will usher in a three-day squally thunderstorm on Friday (10th). The offshore winds will reach level 6, that is, the wind will reach the level of the No. 3 typhoon. The public should pay attention to the weather conditions when going out!
After entering the South China Sea, Conson took a westward route to move to the nearest Hong Kong on Saturday
At 12 noon, the Severe Tropical Storm "CONSON" assembled about 380 kilometers southeast of Manila and is expected to move northwest at a speed of about 12 kilometers per hour across the central Philippines.
With reference to the observatory’s predicted movement path, "Conson" traversed the central part of the Philippines today and tomorrow and weakened slightly into a tropical storm. It traversed the South China Sea on Thursday and Friday and broke into a 800-kilometer range of Hong Kong and then strengthened into a severe tropical storm. Sixth, it is approximately 500 kilometers away from Hong Kong, and roughly moves to the Hainan Island area.
The Central Meteorological Observatory of the Mainland predicts that "Conson" is approaching the coast from western Guangdong to eastern Hainan Island, but it is expected to be upgraded to typhoon status on Saturday.
With reference to European and American forecasting systems, the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) expects "Conson" to reach tropical storm level when it approaches Hong Kong, and it will increase slightly to a severe tropical storm after crossing Hainan Island; while the US Global Forecast System (GFS) expects " "Consen" skimmed across the sea from Sanya City, and the intensity is expected to reach the level of a typhoon.
▼ECMWF predicts the movement paths of two tropical cyclones▼
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▼GFS predicts the movement paths of two tropical cyclones▼
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In addition, the tropical storm located in the Northwest Pacific has been named "CHANTHU". It gathers about 1,840 kilometers southeast of Taipei. It is expected to move west-northwest at a speed of about 10 kilometers per hour, roughly moving toward Taiwan.
According to the observatory’s predicted movement path, "Sundu" will intensify into a severe tropical storm tomorrow (8th), and then into a typhoon on Friday (10th). It will begin to intrude into the area of 800 kilometers of Hong Kong on Saturday, and it is expected to move to about 700 kilometers in Hong Kong on Sunday. Kilometer range.
The Central Meteorological Observatory in the Mainland expects "Sundu" to gradually move to the coast of southeastern Taiwan. It also predicts that the intensity of the typhoon will reach the typhoon level when it approaches Taiwan.
The ECMWF forecast is similar, and it is expected that "Sun Du" will gradually weaken after passing south of Taiwan.
However, GFS predicts that "Sun Du" will move to the east of Taiwan and land near Wenzhou in the middle of next week.
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Squalls and thunderstorms ushered in the weekend
As for the local weather, today (7th) is the "white dew" in the 24 solar terms. It is generally fine, very hot in the afternoon, with showers in some areas. The temperature in the urban area is expected to be between 27 and 32 degrees Celsius. The hot weather warning is now in effect. .
The high-altitude anticyclone will cover southern China in the next one or two days. The Observatory predicts that it will be generally fine and very hot on Wednesday and Thursday, with a high visibility of 33 degrees in the urban area, but the weather deteriorated later on Thursday, with thunderstorms in some areas.
As "Conson" approached, Hong Kong ushered in a few showers on Friday. Later, the number of showers increased and there were squally thunderstorms. The offshore winds reached level 6, which means that the wind reached the strength of Typhoon No. 3; until Saturday, there were still occasional squally showers. In addition to thunderstorms, the temperature in the urban area further dropped slightly to between 26 and 30 degrees. There were also a few squally thunderstorms at the beginning of the next day.
The Observatory predicts that there will be a few showers and thunderstorms next Monday (13th). There will be sunshine for a short period of time in the next few days. The temperature has not risen significantly. Showers are expected.
(Screenshot of the Observatory website)
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