PRESS WEATHER NO. 260 - 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 4 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 230
KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH
AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU WAN.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
TAIWAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 360 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 TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. SHOWERS
WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY LATER TOMORROW. MODERATE EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST,
BECOMING SOUTHERLIES GRADUALLY TOMORROW.

 

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT IN THE LATTER PART OF
THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:45 HKT ON 18.08.2025