PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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. THUNDERY
SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO AFFECTED INLAND
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. IT WAS VERY
HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO
ABOUT 33 DEGREES. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE AFFECTING THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW. IT WILL BE VERY HOT OVER THE REGION. THE AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES WILL
MOVE ACROSS LUZON TODAY. IT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND DEVELOP GRADUALLY
OVER THE WEEKEND, IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SOUTHERN
PART OF HAINAN ISLAND AND THE SEAS SOUTH OF IT. THERE ARE
UNCERTAINTIES IN ITS INTENSITY AND MOVEMENT OVER THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.

 

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE EAST CHINA SEA
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED LINGLING
YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LINGLING WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 50 KILOMETRES EAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE EAST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF KYUSHU OF JAPAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34 DEGREES. ISOLATED SHOWERS
LATER. LIGHT WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY ON
SATURDAY. WINDIER WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER AND
ON SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. STILL A FEW SHOWERS EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 22.08.2025