The weather is generally
very hot over southern China. The air temperatures over most parts of the New Territories rose to 34 degrees or above in the afternoon.
At noon, the tropical depression to the south of Taiwan was centred about 190 kilometres south-southeast of Gaoxiong. It is forecast to move west at about 10 kilometres per hour across Luzon Strait and entering the northern part of the South China Sea.
Tropical Storm Malou was centred about 310 kilometres west of Tokyo. It is forecast to move east at about 22 kilometres per hour across Honshu, Japan.
Weather forecast for this afternoon and tonight
Very hot and mainly cloudy with isolated showers. A few squally thunderstorms later. Light to moderate westerly winds.
Outlook : Sunny periods tomorrow. Some rain in the following couple of days.