PRESS WEATHER NO. 096 - 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 10 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SOUTHERN PART
OF GUANGXI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF
NANNING. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ENTERING INLAND AREAS AND DISSIPATING
GRADUALLY.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE VICINITY OF THE
RYUKYU ISLANDS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 70 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
EAST CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT FIRST. 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 09:46 HKT ON 19.08.2025