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 CYCLONE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS NAMED DANAS YESTERDAY MORNING, AND
RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM. ITS OUTER
RAINBANDS OCCASIONALLY AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS YESTERDAY. IT WAS
EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES ROSE TO 35
DEGREES OR ABOVE OVER MANY PLACES. THERE WERE ISOLATED
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. DANAS IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE SLOWLY OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY TODAY. IT WILL ACCELERATE
NORTHEASTWARDS AFTERWARDS IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
WESTERN COAST OF TAIWAN TO THE VICINITY OF TAIWAN STRAIT.
VERY HOT WEATHER AND SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL AFFECT GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 6 JUL 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND, BECOMING MODERATE WESTERLIES.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. MORE SHOWERS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MIDDLE TO LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KURE ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:46 HKT ON 05.07.2025