PRESS WEATHER NO. 229 - 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
DEVELOPING PERSISTENTLY OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

AT 1 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 210
KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
BEIBU WAN.
 
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
TAIWAN HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. AT 1
P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 390
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS. 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 13:46 HKT ON 18.08.2025