PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 35 DEGREES.
THE WEATHER BECAME CLOUDY AT NIGHT. THE TROPICAL CYCLONE TO
THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON TODAY. IT
WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AFTERWARDS AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY, EDGING CLOSER TO THE
VICINITY OF THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG. HOWEVER, THERE
ARE STILL UNCERTAINTIES IN ITS INTENSITY. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF THE TROPICAL
CYCLONE, THE WEATHER WILL BE PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT OVER
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO AFFECT THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE EAST
OF THE PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33
DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL VERY HOT ON SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE MORE
SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY LATER. THE
WEATHER WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH
SWELLS. THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:21 HKT ON 17.07.2025