LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF TYPHOON
IN-FA, THE LOCAL WEATHER WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
YESTERDAY. THERE WERE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50
MILLIMETRES OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES
AND HONG KONG ISLAND. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER
SUBSIDING AIR OF IN-FA, THE WEATHER OVER GUANGDONG WILL
STILL BE VERY HOT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON IN-FA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 410
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF SHANGHAI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF EASTERN CHINA. 
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION CEMPAKA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
330 KILOMETRES WEST OF SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTH
SLOWLY AT FIRST, AND THEN TURN EASTWARDS IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF HAINAN ISLAND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 25 JUL 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVIER WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES.
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE VERY HOT APART FROM A FEW SHOWERS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE
GRADUALLY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:29 HKT ON 24.07.2021