PRESS WEATHER NO. 152 - 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 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. A BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS IS ALSO
AFFECTING THE REGION. 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 8 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU WAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL 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 08:45 HKT ON 18.08.2025