PRESS WEATHER NO. 050 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:45 HKT ON 24.08.2026
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 5 A.M., TROPICAL STORM NARRA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 280
KILOMETRES WEST OF HAIKOU. IT IS FORECAST TO BE
SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN.
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION GAENARI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
200 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE VICINITY OF TAIWAN STRAIT AND
DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.
ON THE OTHER HAND, SUPER TYPHOON SAUDEL WAS CENTRED ABOUT
440 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
NEAR YAP WAS CENTRED ABOUT 560 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST
OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18
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. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY WITH
THUNDERSTORMS. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH.
OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE NEXT 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 06:45 HKT ON 24.08.2026
