PRESS WEATHER NO. 259 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

TROPICAL STORM PODUL HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH PODUL
ARE AFFECTING GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON BROUGHT AROUND
30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER LANTAU ISLAND AND KWAI
TSING DISTRICT.

 

AT 4 P.M., PODUL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 220 KILOMETRES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GUANGZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF GUANGDONG, MOVING INTO CENTRAL CHINA AND
WEAKENING FURTHER.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE BRIGHTER ON SATURDAY. MORE SHOWERS
GRADUALLY AND WINDY WITH SQUALLS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:45 HKT ON 14.08.2025