Today (22nd) is the "Great Heat" in the 24 solar terms, and finally sees the sun again.
The Observatory predicts that the tropical cyclone "Fireworks" will approach Taiwan tomorrow (23rd).
Affected by the sinking airflow around the fireworks, the weather in Guangdong will be extremely hot and hazy in the next two or three days, but there will also be a few showers.
The Observatory expects Hong Kong to be very hot tomorrow and the day. The highest temperature in the urban area is expected to reach 34 degrees Celsius, and it is expected to reach 36 degrees in Sheung Shui and Ta Kwu Ling.
In addition, the tropical cyclone Chapaka, which brought squally thunderstorms to Hong Kong earlier, will traverse the coast of Guangxi and weaken today and tomorrow. However, a southwesterly airstream is expected to bring showers to the south China coast next week.
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Today is the Great Heat. The Observatory’s Facebook page stated that in general, the heat is usually the hottest period of the year before and after the Great Heat. The heat accumulated on the earth’s surface from early summer reaches its peak. "No matter where you go, the heat seems to follow the side."
As of 1:30 today, the Observatory has recorded a maximum of 32.8 degrees, and it is even higher at 34.9 degrees in Sheung Shui.
The hottest heat in the observatory's record was 34.7 degrees recorded in 1972.
According to the Observatory, showers are affecting the western coast of Guangdong.
In addition, the subsiding air around the tropical cyclone fireworks is affecting eastern Guangdong and gradually spreading westward.
It is expected that the weather will be generally fine today, but there will be showers in some areas; it will be hot in the afternoon with a breeze.
Looking forward to the next two or three days, the weather will be extremely hot and hazy, as well as a few showers.
Tomorrow and Saturday (24th) are also expected to be fine, hot and hazy during the day, and there will be a few showers and thunderstorms later.
The temperature also rose to between 28 and 34 degrees on the two days. Sheung Shui and Ta Kwu Ling are expected to reach 36 degrees. If you are out on Saturday to enjoy the holidays, you should be careful of heatstroke.
From next Monday (26th), there will be sunshine for a short period of four consecutive days, with a few showers, and the temperature will range from 28 to 32 degrees.
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In addition, the Observatory said that at 12:00 noon, the typhoon fireworks gathered about 470 kilometers east-southeast of Taipei. They are expected to move slowly to the northwest, towards the sea east of Taiwan, and gradually increase.
At the same time, the tropical depression Chapaka gathers about 200 kilometers northwest of Zhanjiang and is expected to move west-southwest at a speed of about 10 kilometers per hour, crossing the Guangxi coast and gradually weakening.
According to the observatory's path forecast, the current maximum continuous wind speed near the fireworks center is 145 kilometers per hour, and it is expected that it will intensify into a strong typhoon tomorrow and hit the Zhejiang province.
Taiwan’s Central Meteorological Bureau predicts that the fireworks will turn westward and move slowly northwest, and the storm circle is gradually approaching the seas of the eastern half of Taiwan, posing a threat to the seas of northern, northeastern and southeastern Taiwan.
The Central Meteorological Observatory of the Mainland predicts that the fireworks will move northwestward at a speed of 5 to 10 kilometers per hour, and their intensity will gradually increase, reaching the super typhoon level at the strongest.
Tomorrow afternoon, it will move into the sea in the southeastern part of the East China Sea, and then turn to the northwest, gradually approaching the coast from northern Zhejiang to northern Fujian.
In Henan, Hebei and other places, heavy rainfall is still expected.
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