PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING THE VICINITY OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES IN THE PAST FEW
HOURS, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER YUEN
LONG DISTRICT AND TSUEN WAN DISTRICT.

 

AT NOON, TROPICAL STORM WIPHA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 460
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF LUZON STRAIT AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL VERY HOT TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE MORE
SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATER. GALE FORCE WINDS
ON SUNDAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE ADVERSE. SEAS WILL BE VERY
ROUGH WITH SWELLS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN GRADUALLY ON MONDAY.
THERE WILL STILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:51 HKT ON 18.07.2025