PRESS WEATHER NO. 024 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

 

AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, MORE THAN
30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES
AROUND MIDNIGHT, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES
OVER PARTS OF LANTAU ISLAND AND THE NEW TERRITORIES WEST.

 

AT 2 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON SAUDEL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 460
KILOMETRES EAST OF WENZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT
ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE
MORNING. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:10 HKT ON 27.08.2026