PRESS WEATHER NO. 097 - 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 BRINGING VERY HOT WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES ROSE TO ABOUT 33 DEGREES AROUND NOON. BESIDES,
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

AT NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PODUL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 720
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 IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION
OF THE VICINITY OF TAIWAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. MAINLY CLOUDY TONIGHT. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT DURING THE DAY TOMORROW, THERE WILL BE
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED ON
FRIDAY. SUNNY PERIODS OVER THE WEEKEND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:58 HKT ON 12.08.2025