It's windy!
The tropical cyclone located in the central part of the South China Sea will generally move towards the western coast of Guangdong in the next two to three days. The Hong Kong Observatory announced at noon today (29th) that it will consider issuing the No. 1 typhoon in the evening.
Macau, which is closer to the tropical cyclone than Hong Kong, announced at 5:45 p.m. that the No. 1 typhoon will be issued at 7 p.m.
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Tropical depression has entered Macau 800 kilometers
The Macao Meteorological Bureau stated that the tropical depression located in the central part of the South China Sea has entered a range of 800 kilometers in Macao, and generally tends to the area from the coast of Guangdong to Hainan Island, but there are still variables in its intensity and path.
The bureau said that due to the relatively broad circulation of the system, the associated rainbands will bring unstable weather to Macau. The wind will strengthen from the late tomorrow (30th), and there will be heavy showers and thunderstorms. The latest developments will be closely monitored. Please pay attention to the latest weather information.
▼European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts ECMWF forecast▼
Hong Kong Observatory: On July 1, a tropical storm entered the 400-kilometer range of Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Observatory updated the tropical cyclone track information in the afternoon. The tropical depression will enter the area of 400 kilometers in Hong Kong on Friday (July 1), and it has been upgraded to a tropical storm on the same day. It intensified slightly to 85 kilometers per hour, but still maintained the intensity of a tropical storm and made landfall in the area of Zhanjiang City.
The Observatory also revised the weather forecast for July 1. It is expected that there will be squally showers and thunderstorms, and there will be swells in the sea.
▼US Global Forecast System GFS forecast▼
The Observatory issued a special weather warning at 12:30 noon today. The low pressure area in the central part of the Guide Sea has intensified into a tropical depression, maintaining a distance of more than 800 kilometers from Hong Kong.
According to the current forecast path, the tropical depression will enter Hong Kong within 800 kilometers today, and the tropical depression will generally move towards the west of Guangdong to Hainan Island in the next two to three days.
The wind will gradually intensify and the showers will increase in Hong Kong tomorrow (30th). It will be quite windy and squally showers on July 1. The public is reminded to pay attention to the latest weather information from the Observatory.
The Observatory forecasts frequent showers and squally thunderstorms tomorrow with temperatures ranging from 27 to 31 degrees.
Moderate to fresh easterly winds, strong winds and swells in the offshore and highlands later tomorrow, squally showers and thunderstorms in the next two or three days, swells in the sea, strong winds on Friday, and sometimes heavy rain during the weekend .
The Observatory said that the weather on 7.1 will gradually turn bad and the wind will strengthen. Return to Sunrise Street and remember to bring an umbrella to hit the wind｜The Observatory is considering issuing the No. 1 typhoon signal tonight, and the 7.1 upgrade is expected to be a tropical storm 400 kilometers into the port. The Observatory: consider tonight If the No. 1 typhoon intensifies into a tropical storm, it will be named Siamba