LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

SEVERE TYPHOON DANAS MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF
WESTERN TAIWAN, THEN ENTERED THE EAST CHINA SEA YESTERDAY
MORNING, AND WEAKENED PROGRESSIVELY INTO A TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY. THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA. BESIDES, A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM ALSO AFFECTED THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE YESTERDAY.
THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST, AND
EXTREMELY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 35 DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 34.3 DEGREES, THE HOTTEST
MODERATE HEAT EVER RECORDED. DANAS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA TODAY, AND MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE
VICINITY OF ZHEJIANG TO FUJIAN LATER TODAY TO EARLY
TOMORROW. THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SHOWERS AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM DANAS WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF WENZHOU. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHEAST OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR AT FIRST, ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA. IT WILL MOVE
WEST SLOWLY LATER, IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY
OF ZHEJIANG TO FUJIAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW 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 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY, AND
MORE SHOWERS LATER. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 08.07.2025