LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY FINE. THE WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 35
DEGREES. UNDER THE CONTINUOUS INFLUENCE OF THE ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT, THE WEATHER WILL STILL BE EXTREMELY HOT OVER
GUANGDONG TODAY. BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION LAST NIGHT, AND BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
REGION. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON TODAY AND
TOMORROW. IT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AFTERWARDS AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY. THE OUTER
SUBSIDING AIR OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BRING VERY HOT
WEATHER TO GUANGDONG PERSISTENTLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
AFFECT THE REGION.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 930 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
IN GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN PART
OF LUZON AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. EXTREMELY HOT AND ISOLATED SHOWERS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 35
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST WITH ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
MORE SHOWERS LATER ON SATURDAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE WINDY
WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 17.07.2025