PRESS WEATHER NO. 060 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
REGION. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES THIS MORNING, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER SAI KUNG AND SHA TIN.

 

AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAISHEN WAS CENTRED ABOUT
580 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
BECOMING MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLIES, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS WITH
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL
REMAIN UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:45 HKT ON 14.07.2026