LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE SAUDEL MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY, ITS OUTER RAINBANDS AFFECTED
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS, SHOWERS WERE
HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. AROUND 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER
THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. SAUDEL IS EXPECTED
TO GRADUALLY EDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG
TODAY. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF SAUDEL AND THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE WINDIER WITH SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND SWELLS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA. SAUDEL
WILL LINGER OVER THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG
TOMORROW. THERE ARE UNCERTAINTIES IN ITS SUBSEQUENT
MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY.

 

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY, AND WAS NAMED KROVANH. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, KROVANH WAS CENTRED ABOUT 680 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST
SLOWLY TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL
BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 02.09.2026