PRESS WEATHER NO. 261 - 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 TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
ARE AFFECTING GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, AROUND 50 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES IN THE PAST COUPLE
OF HOURS, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 90 MILLIMETRES OVER
SAI KUNG DISTRICT. BESIDES, MORE THAN 2900 STROKES OF
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WERE RECORDED WITHIN HONG KONG.

 

AT 9 P.M., TROPICAL STORM CO-MAY WAS CENTRED ABOUT 710
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 36 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN AND WEAKEN.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCISCO WAS CENTRED ABOUT
200 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WENZHOU. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 25 DEGREES.
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS
ON SUNDAY. MORE SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:45 HKT ON 25.07.2025