PRESS WEATHER NO. 136 - 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. BESIDES, IT IS VERY HOT OVER
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES GENERALLY ROSE TO 33
DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON.

 

AT 4 P.M., TROPICAL STORM NARRA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 320
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
100 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF XIAMEN. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY INTO INLAND FUJIAN AND DISSIPATE
GRADUALLY. 
 
ON THE OTHER HAND, SUPER TYPHOON SAUDEL WAS CENTRED ABOUT
690 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS. TROPICAL DEPRESSION
ATSANI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 760 KILOMETRES NORTH OF YAP. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS IN SOME
AREAS WITH A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST TOMORROW.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT WITH
BRIGHT PERIODS 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. MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH TOMORROW.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS. BECOMING VERY HOT WITH ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS ON FRIDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:45 HKT ON 24.08.2026