PRESS WEATHER NO. 010 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS NAMED DANAS YESTERDAY MORNING, AND
RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM. ITS OUTER
RAINBANDS OCCASIONALLY AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS YESTERDAY. IT WAS
EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES ROSE TO 35
DEGREES OR ABOVE OVER MANY PLACES. THERE WERE ISOLATED
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. DANAS IS EXPECTED
TO INTENSIFY GRADUALLY TODAY. IT WILL MOVE SLOWLY OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AT FIRST, AND
ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARDS LATER IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE WESTERN COAST OF TAIWAN TO THE VICINITY OF TAIWAN
STRAIT. VERY HOT WEATHER AND SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND, BECOMING MODERATE WESTERLIES.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. MORE SHOWERS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MIDDLE TO LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:49 HKT ON 06.07.2025