PRESS WEATHER NO. 176 - 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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE APART
FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES OVER
MANY PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 34 DEGREES. BESIDES, THE AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTH OF LUZON BROUGHT UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE REGION YESTERDAY. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE GRADUALLY
OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY AND
TOMORROW. IT WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION AND INTENSIFY,
HOWEVER, THERE ARE UNCERTAINTIES IN ITS SUBSEQUENT
MOVEMENT. IT WILL HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE TO TURN NORTHWARDS,
MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF TAIWAN AND
THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY
HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS, ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. THERE
WILL BE MORE SHOWERS GRADUALLY EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 03.07.2025