PRESS WEATHER NO. 211 - 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 SEAS WEST OF HAINAN ISLAND, THERE ARE THUNDERY SHOWERS
OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. 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. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

 

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 12:31 HKT ON 18.08.2025