PRESS WEATHER NO. 109 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:45 HKT ON 21.08.2026
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES THIS MORNING.
THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER BEIBU WAN HAS INTENSIFIED INTO
A TROPICAL STORM. AT NOON, THE TROPICAL STORM WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HAIKOU. IT IS
FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER BEIBU WAN.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE
AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.
OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS TOMORROW, AND HOT DURING THE DAY.
MORE SHOWERS IN SOME AREAS LATER ON SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS,
WINDIER IN SOME AREAS.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:45 HKT ON 21.08.2026
