PRESS WEATHER NO. 261 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 10.07.2025
(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
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE REMNANT OF DANAS AND AN ACTIVE
SOUTHWEST MONSOON, THE LOCAL WEATHER WAS CLOUDY WITH HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY. AROUND 100
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 140 MILLIMETRES OVER
PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES WEST. BESIDES, MORE THAN 4000
STROKES OF CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WERE RECORDED WITHIN
HONG KONG YESTERDAY. INTENSE GUSTS OF AROUND 70 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR WERE ALSO RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. UNDER THE
PERSISTENT INFLUENCE OF THE ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON, THERE
WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA TODAY AND TOMORROW.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025)
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 25 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH.
OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. SHOWERS
WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE AND IT WILL BE VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:
SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)
FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 7
CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES
FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 8
CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
TEMPS: 25 - 28 DEGREES
FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 19
FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 13
FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 9
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 10.07.2025