The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) forecast in a statement yesterday that the weather on Sunday, polling day for this year’s direct and indirect Legislative Assembly election, will be “very hot”.
The statement predicted that due to the influence of an upper-level anticyclone, with light winds over the next few days, hot weather will affect Macau during daytime. The maximum temperature is forecast to reach 33 degrees Celsius, while urban areas may record temperatures even one to two degrees higher than that, the statement said.
Although there might be a few occasional showers early on Sunday, the observatory forecast that the weather will remain sunny and very hot during polling day. As a result, the weather station urged the public to take necessary precautions against the heat.
Macau’s polling stations will open at 9 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the observatory said, according to current numerical model predictions, the probability of a tropical storm or stronger tropical cyclone developing in the South China Sea to the northwest Pacific region and affecting the Guangdong coast in the next few days is relatively low.
However, the observatory forecast that the tropical cyclone activity may become more active again by mid to late September. The bureau said it was closely monitoring the latest developments and urged the public to stay updated on its most recent weather information, the statement said.
This map released by the Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) yesterday forecasts “very hot weather over the next few days”. Source: European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
