PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM AND WAS NAMED NOUL YESTERDAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF NOUL, THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY
FINE AND VERY HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE. NOUL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY TODAY, EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST OF
EASTERN GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. HOWEVER, THERE ARE
STILL UNCERTAINTIES IN ITS LANDFALL POSITION AND ITS
DISTANCE FROM HONG KONG. IT IS EXPECTED TO BE WINDY WITH
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG LATER TODAY AND TOMORROW. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH
SWELLS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

BECOMING CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES. 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 TO FRESH WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.
THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 25.07.2026