LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM DANAS ACCELERATED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, INTENSIFIED
PROGRESSIVELY INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON YESTERDAY AND MADE
LANDFALL OVER THE WESTERN COAST OF TAIWAN AT NIGHT.
BESIDES, SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES AFFECTED
INLAND GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS. THE WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 35 DEGREES. A
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM GRADUALLY AFFECTED THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG AT NIGHT. DANAS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF TAIWAN STRAIT TO THE WESTERN COAST
OF TAIWAN TODAY. IT WILL THEN MOVE TOWARDS ZHEJIANG.
MEANWHILE, THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY HOT
WITH SHOWERS OVER THE REGION.

 

AT 1 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON DANAS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 90
KILOMETRES NORTH OF GAOXIONG, AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
COASTAL AREAS OF WESTERN TAIWAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. 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.
MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS ON TUESDAY. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED IN
THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK, THERE WILL BE
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:46 HKT ON 07.07.2025