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PRESS WEATHER NO. 124 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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


 
THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF SEVERE TYPHOON DOLPHIN IS
BRINGING GENERALLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES REACHED
37 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. AS OF 4 P.M., THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 36.9
DEGREES, THE HIGHEST EVER RECORDED SINCE 1884. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT SHEUNG SHUI WAS 39.8 DEGREES, THE
HIGHEST RECORD IN HONG KONG SINCE THE OBSERVATORY'S
COMMENCEMENT OF AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION IN
THE 1980S.


 
AT 4 P.M., DOLPHIN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES EAST OF
WENZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF ZHEJIANG.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW


 
MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 30
DEGREES TOMORROW MORNING. EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 36 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, FRESH ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.


 
OUTLOOK : STILL EXTREMELY HOT ON TUESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURE
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. A
FEW SHOWERS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. HIGH
TEMPERATURE WEATHER WILL MODERATE SLIGHTLY.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:16 HKT ON 09.08.2026

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