PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF SEVERE TROPICAL STORM WIPHA ARE
AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN SOME AREA THIS MORNING.

 

AT NOON, WIPHA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES WEST OF
ZHANJIANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT
14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU WAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL SHOWERY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS
WILL EASE OFF IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. THE WEATHER
WILL BE VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:45 HKT ON 21.07.2025