PRESS WEATHER NO. 080 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:45 HKT ON 23.08.2026
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 10 A.M., TROPICAL STORM NARRA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 280
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
130 KILOMETRES NORTH OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
COAST OF EASTERN CHINA. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR YAP
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 510 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. 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 10:45 HKT ON 23.08.2026
