LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SEVERE TYPHOON DANAS MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF
WESTERN TAIWAN, THEN ENTERED THE EAST CHINA SEA YESTERDAY
MORNING, AND WEAKENED PROGRESSIVELY INTO A TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY. THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA. BESIDES, A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM ALSO AFFECTED THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE YESTERDAY.
THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS AT FIRST, AND EXTREMELY HOT IN
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO AROUND
35 DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY WAS 34.3 DEGREES, THE HOTTEST MODERATE HEAT
EVER RECORDED. DANAS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE EAST
CHINA SEA TODAY, AND MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE VICINITY OF
ZHEJIANG TO FUJIAN LATER TODAY TO EARLY TOMORROW. THE
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND
VERY HOT WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM DANAS WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF WENZHOU. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHEAST OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR AT FIRST, ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA. IT WILL MOVE
WEST SLOWLY LATER, IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY
OF ZHEJIANG TO FUJIAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. 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. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY, AND
MORE SHOWERS LATER. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: TIANQI KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 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 23:23 HKT ON 07.07.2025