PRESS WEATHER NO. 257 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA WAS NAMED WUTIP AND INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY. ITS OUTER RAINBANDS OCCASIONALLY BROUGHT
SQUALLY SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALSO
AFFECTED THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WUTIP IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY GRADUALLY AND
MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF HAINAN ISLAND TODAY. IT
WILL THEN MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA TO
BEIBU WAN. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE LATTER
PART OF THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SWELLS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 30
DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH SWELLS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS ON
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. STILL SHOWERY AT FIRST ON SUNDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG LEIYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:46 HKT ON 11.06.2025