PRESS WEATHER NO. 052 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS COVERING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

AT 8 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 750 KILOMETRES EAST OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY FINE. EXTREMELY HOT WITH 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 NEXT 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 07:45 HKT ON 17.07.2025