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PRESS WEATHER NO. 072 - 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
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 SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY 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 07:32 HKT ON 19.08.2025

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