PRESS WEATHER NO. 055 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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. BESIDES, THE
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS
IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

 

AT 8 A.M., THE TROPICAL STORM OVER THE VICINITY OF BEIBU
WAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF HAIKOU.
IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE
VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SUNNY
INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

 

OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERS IN SOME AREAS LATER TOMORROW.
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS, WINDIER IN SOME AREAS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:47 HKT ON 22.08.2026