PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM
AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 140 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE
TERRITORY. SHOWERS EASED OFF GRADUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WITH THE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM MODERATING SLIGHTLY, THE
WEATHER WILL BECOME VERY HOT OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON SAUDEL WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON
YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SAUDEL WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 230 KILOMETRES EAST OF WENZHOU. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF ZHEJIANG TO FUJIAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MORE SHOWERS IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY AND
VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED ON
SUNDAY. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY AND THE WEATHER
WILL IMPROVE EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 28.08.2026