LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TYPHOON WIPHA EDGED CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY YESTERDAY AND BROUGHT FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. IT SKIRTED ABOUT 50
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY TOWARDS NOON.
LOCALLY, MANY PLACES WERE ONCE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS AND MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY YESTERDAY. WIPHA
DEPARTED FROM HONG KONG IN THE AFTERNOON, MADE LANDFALL
OVER TAISHAN, GUANGDONG AND WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM AFTERWARDS. THE WINDS OVER THE TERRITORY ALSO
WEAKENED GRADUALLY. WIPHA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG AND TOWARDS
BEIBU WAN TODAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS ASSOCIATED
RAINBANDS, THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025)

STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. OCCASIONAL GALES ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. WINDS WILL WEAKEN GRADUALLY. CLOUDY
WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : STILL SHOWERY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY IN THE LATTER PART OF
THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: 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 23:27 HKT ON 20.07.2025