LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES ALSO AFFECTED INLAND AREAS. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33
DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BRINGING VERY HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
TODAY. WITH THE ANTICYCLONE WEAKENING AND UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, THERE WILL BE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON MEKKHALA WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON
PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY, WHILE TROPICAL DEPRESSION HIGOS
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM. AT 1 A.M., MEKKHALA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 490 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS. MEANWHILE,
HIGOS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1570 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF
OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 29 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS 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. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED ON FRIDAY.
THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND.
SUNNY INTERVALS AND STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 25.06.2026