PRESS WEATHER NO. 068 - 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 AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

 

AT 8 A.M., TROPICAL STORM NARRA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 270
KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HAIKOU. IT IS FORECAST TO BE
SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN.
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION GAENARI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
190 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
THE COAST OF EASTERN CHINA. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR
YAP WAS CENTRED ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF YAP. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL INCREASE WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE WINDIER IN SOME
AREAS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:45 HKT ON 23.08.2026