PRESS WEATHER NO. 173 - 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

THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER WESTERN GUANGDONG AND
THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO
ABOUT 35 DEGREES. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. MEANWHILE, AN UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCE WILL ALSO AFFECT THE REGION.

BESIDES, THE REMNANT OF CO-MAY INTENSIFIED AGAIN INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
CO-MAY WAS CENTRED ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING AT FIRST,
LINGERING OVER THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS, AND THEN
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE EAST CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY INTERVALS 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. MORE SHOWERS
LATER. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS IN THE LATTER PART
OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:21 HKT ON 27.07.2025