PRESS WEATHER NO. 169 - 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 P.M., TROPICAL STORM NARRA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 230
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 90
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF TAIWAN STRAIT AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY. THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR YAP WAS CENTRED ABOUT 500
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
 
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE
GRADUALLY WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH TOMORROW.
 
OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE WINDIER IN SOME
AREAS. BECOMING VERY HOT IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:45 HKT ON 23.08.2026

Ends/Sunday, August 23, 2026
Issued at HKT 20:45

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