PRESS WEATHER NO. 078 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST (CORRECTION)

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 075

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

 

UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA AND THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER
THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, IT
IS WINDY OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. BESIDES, A BAND OF INTENSE
THUNDERY SHOWERS IS AFFECTING THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 60 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES IN THE PAST COUPLE
OF HOURS.

 

AT 3 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 70
KILOMETRES WEST OF SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST
OF HAINAN ISLAND TO BEIBU WAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

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 OCCASIONALLY UP TO GALE FORCE 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 03:55 HKT ON 18.08.2025