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

TROPICAL STORM WIPHA MOVED ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT
YESTERDAY MORNING. IT INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM AND ENTERED THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF
WIPHA, IT WAS VERY HOT YESTERDAY LOCALLY. WITH WIPHA EDGING
CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY, ITS OUTER
RAINBANDS BROUGHT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AT NIGHT.
LOCALLY, MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. TROPICAL CYCLONE WIPHA WILL
CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. IT WILL BE RATHER CLOSE TO THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY TODAY. THERE WILL BE
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
REGION. SEAS WILL BE HIGH WITH SWELLS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 20 JUL 2025)

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
SIGNIFICANTLY TO GALE FORCE, STORM FORCE OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND, BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLIES. CLOUDY TO
OVERCAST WITH FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SEAS WILL BE HIGH WITH SWELLS. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY. UP TO GALE FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. WINDS WILL WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
THERE WILL BE SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG DA ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:46 HKT ON 19.07.2025