PRESS WEATHER NO. 268 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO AFFECTED
THE REGION. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WERE SUNNY PERIODS. IT WAS
EXTREMELY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES GENERALLY ROSE
TO ABOUT 35 DEGREES. THE THUNDERY SHOWERS IN THE EVENING
BROUGHT AROUND 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO MANY PLACES,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 90 MILLIMETRES OVER SAI KUNG
DISTRICT. BESIDES, MORE THAN 2900 STROKES OF
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WERE RECORDED WITHIN HONG KONG.
THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY HOT OVER GUANGDONG TODAY
AND TOMORROW. THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO AFFECT THE REGION. A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CO-MAY HAS WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CO-MAY WAS CENTRED ABOUT 550
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN AND WEAKEN.
 
TROPICAL STORM FRANCISCO HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, FRANCISCO WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WENZHOU. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA
AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 26 JUL 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 25 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT
TO MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS
ON SUNDAY. MORE SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:28 HKT ON 25.07.2025