PRESS WEATHER NO. 121 - 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 MANY PLACES ROSE
TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, A
SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PODUL HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON.
AT 4 P.M., PODUL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 610 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS TOMORROW. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MORE SHOWERS WITH
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AND SWELLS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE
WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE
SWELLS. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED ON FRIDAY. SUNNY
PERIODS OVER THE WEEKEND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:15 HKT ON 12.08.2025