PRESS WEATHER NO. 014 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL STORM TAPAH MOVED TOWARDS THE COAST OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY, AND INTENSIFIED INTO A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LAST NIGHT. WINDS STRENGTHENED
GRADUALLY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY, AND THERE
WERE SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER
KOWLOON, TSING YI AND LANTAU ISLAND. TAPAH WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

STRONG TO GALE FORCE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, UP TO STORM FORCE
ON HIGH GROUND. CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SQUALLY HEAVY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH
SWELLS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES.
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY LATER.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL SHOWERY ON TUESDAY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY
AT TIMES AT FIRST. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE, SHOWERS WILL
EASE OFF AND IT WILL BECOME VERY HOT IN THE MIDDLE AND
LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:46 HKT ON 08.09.2025