LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. A SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM ALSO AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS HOT
WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY OVER THE REGION. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES WILL MOVE TOWARDS
LUZON AND DEVELOP GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL
THEN MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA, IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF HAINAN ISLAND AND
THE SEAS SOUTH OF IT. HOWEVER, ITS DEVELOPMENT OVER THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA REMAINS UNCERTAIN.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
EAST CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES WEST OF
KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS WEST OF KYUSHU OF JAPAN
AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND
32 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED
LATER ON SATURDAY. WINDY WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS ON
SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. STILL SHOWERY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 21.08.2025