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 CYCLONE WIPHA MOVED ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT
YESTERDAY. IT ENTERED THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND INTENSIFIED PROGRESSIVELY. 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 00:05 HKT ON 20.07.2025