LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE HEAVY SHOWERS LAST NIGHT  GENERALLY
BROUGHT MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL OVER THE
TERRITORY. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY
DEVELOP OVER THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, AND BRING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE VICINITY OF LUZON. BESIDES, SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM WIPHA WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY AND MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM,
AND THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST NIGHT.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM WIPHA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HANOI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1270 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025)

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

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. SUNNY PERIODS
APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AND EARLY
NEXT WEEK, AND IT WILL BE VERY HOT 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 23:20 HKT ON 22.07.2025