PRESS WEATHER NO. 014 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

 

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE LOCAL
WEATHER WAS SUNNY YESTERDAY, APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS.
IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 35.6 DEGREES,
LEVELLING THE RECORD MAXIMUM FOR JUNE, WHILE THAT RECORDED
AT LAU FAU SHAN WAS EVEN 38.9 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST SINCE
RECORDS BEGAN AT THAT STATION. BESIDES, THE BROAD AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION YESTERDAY, AND
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST NIGHT. THE
ASSOCIATED BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS ALSO AFFECTED THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 250 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY. IT WILL THEN MOVE IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF HAINAN ISLAND AND THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY, WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL
BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH SWELLS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS ON FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:46 HKT ON 11.06.2025