PRESS WEATHER NO. 220 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM WIPHA MOVED ACROSS THE COAST OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG AND BEIBU WAN YESTERDAY, ITS OUTER
RAINBANDS ALSO AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES, AROUND 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY. WIPHA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS BEIBU WAN
AND TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF VIETNAM TODAY. A BROAD
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, WIPHA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 230
KILOMETRES EAST OF HANOI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU
WAN AND TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
WITH SWELLS AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : STILL SOME SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS EASING
OFF GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, THE WEATHER
WILL BE VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 21.07.2025