PRESS WEATHER NO. 014 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA BROUGHT
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS. IT
WAS HOT DURING THE DAY, TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE
TO 32 DEGREES OR ABOVE. BESIDES, THE BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST NIGHT
AND IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN
ISLAND TODAY. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE TROPICAL
CYCLONE AND THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA, IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. THERE WILL BE
SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM OVER THE REGION
TODAY AND IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. FRESH
EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS IN THE 
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
WINDS WILL WEAKEN LATER ON MONDAY. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF
GRADUALLY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK, THE
WEATHER WILL IMPROVE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:46 HKT ON 17.08.2025