LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES
BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS OVERCAST WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 200 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 300 MILLIMETRES OVER HONG KONG
ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. 368.9 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT
THE OBSERVATORY'S HEADQUARTERS YESTERDAY, BREAKING THE
HIGHEST DAILY RAINFALL RECORD FOR AUGUST SINCE 1884. MORE
THAN 12000 STROKES OF CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WERE
RECORDED WITHIN HONG KONG. THE ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES WILL STILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY. WITH THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON MODERATING AND UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES WEAKENING, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY
OVER THE COASTAL AREAS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:46 HKT ON 06.08.2025