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 NORTHERN PART 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 6 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 120
KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST 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 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 06:45 HKT ON 18.08.2025