PRESS WEATHER NO. 054 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS COVERING THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

AT 8 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR YAP WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 50 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY FINE. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATER ON FRIDAY TO SATURDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:45 HKT ON 27.05.2026