PRESS WEATHER NO. 266 - 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

HEAVY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES. MORE THAN 70
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES.
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 200 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN
PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND, SAI KUNG DISTRICT AND LAMMA
ISLAND. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER WILL BE HOT OVER THE
REGION IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK, BUT THERE WILL
STILL BE SHOWERS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM CO-MAY WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SHANGHAI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA IN GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
VICINITY OF THE COAST OF EASTERN CHINA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS IN THE
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 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 29.07.2025