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 SEAS WEST OF HAINAN ISLAND, IT IS WINDY OVER THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA. BANDS OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ARE ALSO AFFECTING
THE REGION. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS
EAST OF TAIWAN IS INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY. A TROPICAL
CYCLONE APPEARS TO BE FORMING.

 

AT NOON, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS WEST OF
HAINAN ISLAND WAS CENTRED ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
BEIBU WAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES. FRESH EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT
FIRST. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. WINDS WILL MODERATE
GRADUALLY.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL SHOWERY TOMORROW, SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER
AT FIRST. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE LATTER
PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:47 HKT ON 18.08.2025