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Danny Lee

Hong Kong’s weather forecasters raised the No 1 typhoon standby signal on Tuesday afternoon, the first for the season this year.
The standby signal was raised at 4.15pm and the Hong Kong Observatory said a tropical depression was 400km (250 miles) south of the city.
“The area of low pressure over the northern part of the South China Sea has intensified into a tropical depression,” the Observatory said.
The system was responsible for bringing unsettled weather including torrential rain and thunderstorms earlier on Tuesday.




The likelihood of upgrading the warning to a strong wind signal No 3 on Tuesday was “not high”, the Observatory said.
According to the Observatory’s latest tracking of the system, the tropical depression was set to drift further west heading towards Hainan Island in mainland China by Wednesday, where it was expected to strengthen into a tropical storm.
By Thursday, the storm would head in a more northwesterly direction passing the Vietnamese capital Hanoi.
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“The tropical depression will maintain a distance of over 400km from Hong Kong [on Tuesday]. The outer rain bands associated with the tropical depression are bringing heavy showers and squally thunderstorms to the coast of Guangdong,” the forecast advisory said.
“Unless the tropical depression intensifies significantly or takes a more northerly track, the chance of local winds strengthening significantly [on Tuesday] is low.”

It will be rainy for the rest of the week, with spells of sunshine and a maximum temperature of 32 degrees Celsius starting from Friday through until next Monday, according to the forecast.
The typhoon season in Hong Kong generally spans from early July to the end of November.
The nearby storm system raised the temperature on Monday to a high of 33.2 degrees, putting it within 0.1 degrees of the joint hottest day of the year.
Through the month of June, the maximum, medium and minimum temperatures were recorded as being higher than normal, according to Observatory statistics.


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First No 1 typhoon standby signal of season issued as tropical depression comes within 400km of Hong Kong

Hongkongers can expect rain for the rest of the week. Photo: Jonathan Wong

This year's first No 1 typhoon standby signal of season has been issued as tropical depression comes within 400km of Hong Kong. 02JUL19 SCMP / Winson Wong

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System responsible for bringing unsettled weather including torrential rain and thunderstorms
Rain expected for the rest of week, with some sunshine expected from Friday


The Hong Kong Observatory said a tropical depression was within 400km of the city. The system was responsible for bringing unsettled weather including torrential rain and thunderstorms earlier on Tuesday.


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First No 1 typhoon standby signal of season issued as tropical depression comes within 400km of Hong Kong

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}System responsible for bringing unsettled weather including torrential rain and thunderstorms Rain expected for the rest of week, with some sunshine expected from Friday

System responsible for bringing unsettled weather including torrential rain and thunderstorms

Rain expected for the rest of week, with some sunshine expected from Friday