PRESS WEATHER NO. 052 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

 

AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING SHOWERS AND
SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

AT 5 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART
OF VIETNAM WAS CENTRED ABOUT 190 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
OF NANNING. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ENTERING INLAND GUANGXI.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
TAIWAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 200 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 SEVERE
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY IN SOME AREAS
AT FIRST. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 30
DEGREES. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY LATER. MODERATE
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE
AT FIRST.

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:38 HKT ON 19.08.2025