PRESS WEATHER NO. 245 - 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

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED WIPHA
YESTERDAY MORNING. WIPHA MOVED IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE VICINITY OF LUZON STRAIT YESTERDAY. HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES AFFECTED THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE
THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY
PLACES AND SEVERE RAINSTORM OF MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF
HOURLY RAINFALL WERE EVEN RECORDED OVER YUEN LONG DISTRICT
AT NOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF
WIPHA, THE WEATHER WILL BE PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT OVER
GUANGDONG TODAY. THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO AFFECT THE REGION. WITH WIPHA EDGING
CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY TO THE
COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG AND STRENGTHENING GRADUALLY,
THERE WILL BE FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF SOUTH CHINA SEA LATER TODAY TO MONDAY. SEAS WILL BE
VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM WIPHA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 560 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF LUZON STRAIT AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 19 JUL 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND
33 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHERLIES, STRONG LATER. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : GALE FORCE WINDS ON SUNDAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE
ADVERSE. SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS. WINDS WILL
WEAKEN GRADUALLY ON MONDAY. THERE WILL STILL BE HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 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 23:27 HKT ON 18.07.2025