PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:52 HKT ON 05.08.2026
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
WEAKENED YESTERDAY. WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER BEIBU
WAN BROUGHT SHOWERS TO WESTERN GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. IT WAS HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY, TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 32 DEGREES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT OVER THE
REGION.
BESIDE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WEST OF LUZON
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 1
A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 340
KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO BE
SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA NEAR LUZON.
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TYPHOON DOLPHIN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1200
KILOMETRES EAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT
ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. 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.
LIGHT WINDS.
OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW
DAYS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:52 HKT ON 05.08.2026
