PRESS WEATHER NO. 099 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:53 HKT ON 02.08.2026
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUE TO BRING THUNDERY
SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY IN
THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50
MILLIMETRES OVER SAI KUNG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES.
AT NOON, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 390 KILOMETRES EAST OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LUZON, THEN
LINGER OVER THE REGION.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY
WINDS.
OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THUNDERSTORMS
AT FIRST TOMORROW. STILL SOME SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. BECOMING VERY HOT IN THE LATTER PART OF
THIS WEEK.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:53 HKT ON 02.08.2026
