PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - 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 OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF SEVERE TYPHOON DOLPHIN BROUGHT
GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO
AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY AND SUNNY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY
ROSE TO AROUND 34 DEGREES. THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS
LATER. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER BEIBU WAN
BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION YESTERDAY. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF DOLPHIN, THE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT
OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO TRIGGER THUNDERY SHOWERS.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, DOLPHIN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 150
KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE EAST CHINA
SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 35 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, FRESH ON HIGH GROUND
LATER.

 

OUTLOOK : EXTREMELY HOT PERSISTENTLY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES IN SOME AREAS WILL REACH 37
DEGREES OR ABOVE, BUT THERE WILL BE ISOLATED SHOWERS. HIGH
TEMPERATURE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 08.08.2026