PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:45 HKT ON 05.08.2025
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
AN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ARE
BRINGING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, AROUND 70 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 150 MILLIMETRES OVER HONG KONG
ISLAND, KOWLOON AND ISLANDS DISTRICT.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY
OVERCAST WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.
OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED TOMORROW.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST. SHOWERS WILL EASE
OFF GRADUALLY ON THURSDAY. MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:45 HKT ON 05.08.2025