LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL STORM SAUDEL MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. ITS OUTER RAINBANDS AFFECTED
THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AT FIRST AND SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. SAUDEL IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER
THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA THIS MORNING,
GRADUALLY TURNING WESTWARDS. IT WILL THEN SKIRT THE COAST
OF EASTERN GUANGDONG. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF SAUDEL
AND THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE WINDIER WITH
SWELLS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA. SAUDEL IS EXPECTED
TO EDGE CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY
AGAIN ON FRIDAY, BUT THERE ARE RATHER LARGE UNCERTAINTIES
IN ITS INTENSITY BY THEN.

 

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION KROVANH INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
KROVANH WAS CENTRED ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL
BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : IT WILL STILL BE WINDIER WITH SWELLS ON FRIDAY.
SUNNY INTERVALS WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS DURING THE WEEKEND
TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 03.09.2026