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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY
FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES GENERALLY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR
ABOVE. IT BECAME CLOUDY AT NIGHT. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ARE EXPECTED TO EDGE CLOSER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL BRING
VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PODUL WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 950 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER
IN SOME AREAS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. HOT WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. MORE SHOWERS IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS
OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 11.08.2025