PRESS WEATHER NO. 044 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

**********************************************

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

WINDS ARE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. MEANWHILE,
SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING THE REGION.

 

TYPHOON PODUL HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON. AT 5
A.M., PODUL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 260 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 TODAY

 

SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS. VERY HOT 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 TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE
SWELLS. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED ON FRIDAY. SUNNY
PERIODS OVER THE WEEKEND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:45 HKT ON 13.08.2025