PRESS WEATHER NO. 024 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS COVERING SOUTHERN CHINA. MEANWHILE,
SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA.

 

AT 3 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PODUL WAS CENTRED ABOUT
930 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 28 DEGREES.
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. 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 SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT DURING THE DAY AND MORE SHOWERS LATER ON
WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS AND SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON THURSDAY. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN
UNSETTLED ON FRIDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:45 HKT ON 12.08.2025