LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE HEAVY SHOWERS LAST NIGHT GENERALLY
BROUGHT MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL OVER THE
TERRITORY. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY
DEVELOP OVER THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, AND BRING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE VICINITY OF LUZON. BESIDES, SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM WIPHA WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY AND MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM,
AND THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST NIGHT.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM WIPHA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HANOI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1270 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. SUNNY PERIODS
APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AND EARLY
NEXT WEEK, AND IT WILL BE VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 23.07.2025