Bulletin updated at 12:30 HKT 22/Jun/2026
By the Hong Kong Observatory at 12:30 p.m. on 22 Jun 2026
Weather Situation:
A southerly airstream is affecting the south China coastal
waters.
At noon, Severe Typhoon Mekkhala with maximum sustained
winds of about 165 kilometres per hour near its centre was
located at 17.8 degrees north, 127.3 degrees east. It is
forecast to move west-northwest at about 14 kilometres per
hour across the seas east of the Philippines and continue to
intensify.
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Hong Kong Adjacent Waters：
South to southwest force 4, occasionally force 5.
A few showers.
Moderate seas.
Nan'ao and Shanwei：
West to southwest force 4, occasionally force 5.
Moderate seas.
South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao：
South to southwest force 4 to 5.
Moderate seas.
Outlook for the following 48 hours
South to southwesterly winds of force 4 to 5. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms.
Latest reports from south china coastal weather stations
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Waglan Island Wind west force 4
Shantou Wind southwest force 2
Visibility 30 kilometres
Macau Wind south-southwest force 2
Xisha Wind south-southwest force 3
Visibility 27 kilometres