PRESS WEATHER NO. 056 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE ARE AFFECTING GUANGDONG. MEANWHILE, AN ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT IS COVERING THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

AT 5 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MEKKHALA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
430 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM HIGOS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1440
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 TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. 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. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED TOMORROW. 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 05:45 HKT ON 25.06.2026