PRESS WEATHER NO. 080 - 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 GUANGDONG AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. MEANWHILE,
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE ARE AFFECTING INLAND GUANGDONG.

 

AT 8 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MEKKHALA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
390 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 1370
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. VERY
HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 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 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 07:45 HKT ON 25.06.2026