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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER
WAS MAINLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

 

BESIDES, TYPHOON MEKKHALA RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MEKKHALA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 660 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. A FEW SHOWERS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 23.06.2026