PRESS WEATHER NO. 168 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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 SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, UNTIL NOON, MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY
TODAY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 300 MILLIMETRES OVER HONG
KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND SAI KUNG DISTRICT.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

OVERCAST WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY LATER.
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. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:45 HKT ON 05.08.2025