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 SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE OVER THE REGION. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT APART FROM
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 35 DEGREES. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO AFFECT THE INLAND AREAS.
MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY DEVELOP INTO A
TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE SEAS WEST OF LUZON WITHIN THE
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. HOWEVER, ITS SUBSEQUENT
MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY REMAIN UNCERTAIN. IT WILL HAVE A
HIGHER CHANCE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE WESTERN COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND. UNDER ITS
INFLUENCE, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS. BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER
THE SEAS EAST OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING AND NAMED PEIPAH.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, PEIPAH WAS CENTRED ABOUT 320
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST OR EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF SHIKOKU OF JAPAN TOWARDS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF HONSHU.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING.
EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 35 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL VERY HOT WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS ON
SATURDAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY WITH MORE SHOWERS
AND SQUALLS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE
SWELLS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 05.09.2025