PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO AFFECTED THE
REGION. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW
SHOWERS. IT WAS VERY HOT WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES
OR ABOVE. BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM CO-MAY INTENSIFIED INTO A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AND LINGERED OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF LUZON. TROPICAL STORM FRANCISCO MOVED
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS. WINDS WILL
STILL BE WEAK OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE
VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
TRIGGER THUNDERY SHOWERS. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CO-MAY WAS CENTRED ABOUT 230
KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST MOVE
NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF LUZON.
 
MEANWHILE, FRANCISCO WAS CENTRED ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
EAST CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES.
LIGHT WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE
WEEKEND. VERY HOT ON SATURDAY. MORE SHOWERS GRADUALLY EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 25.07.2025