PRESS WEATHER NO. 098 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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. MEANWHILE, 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 THIS MORNING, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER ISLANDS
DISTRICT AND TUEN MUN. BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
AFFECTING THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON.

 

AT 5 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 90
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 SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND
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 TOMORROW. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:48 HKT ON 18.08.2025