LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA MOVED TOWARDS THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST
OF HAINAN ISLAND YESTERDAY. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF
THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA, IT WAS WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES YESTERDAY. THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA WILL STILL BE AFFECTED BY THE COMBINED EFFECT OF
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
TODAY, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST
OF HAINAN ISLAND TO BEIBU WAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. SEAS
WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. WINDS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY
LATER.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL SHOWERY ON TUESDAY. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:38 HKT ON 18.08.2025