PRESS WEATHER NO. 178 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:19 HKT ON 26.07.2025
(FOR PRESS ONLY.)
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY, AND
WINDS WERE WEAK AT FIRST. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY
FINE. IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
GENERALLY ROSE TO 35 DEGREES OR ABOVE, AND EVEN ROSE TO
AROUND 37 DEGREES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT IS
EXPECTED TO BE VERY HOT OVER GUANGDONG TODAY. SHOWERS
TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT THE REGION. A
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL EDGE CLOSER TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG EARLY THIS WEEK. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.
BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCISCO WEAKENED INTO AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EAST CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
TROPICAL STORM CO-MAY ALSO PROGRESSIVELY WEAKENED INTO AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS YESTERDAY.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 27 JUL 2025)
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. 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.
MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.
OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY WITH
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER
WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.
WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:
SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
VERY HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
(PINYIN: TIANQI KURE)
FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 1
CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES
FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 5
CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES
FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 2
FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 8
FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 2
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:19 HKT ON 26.07.2025