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
BEIBU WAN, THERE ARE THUNDERY SHOWERS DEVELOPING
PERSISTENTLY OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

AT 2 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 230
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANNING. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF THE COAST OF NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM TO
GUANGXI.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
TAIWAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OKINAWA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

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

 

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 01:45 HKT ON 19.08.2025