LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE AFFECTED THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY
YESTERDAY. A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM ALSO BROUGHT HOT
WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
SUNNY INTERVALS, OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 30
MILLIMETRES OVER NORTH DISTRICT AND TAI PO. THE HOT
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. WITH
THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BECOMING ACTIVE AND UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES, THERE WILL BE
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG DURING THE WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM CO-MAY WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CO-MAY WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 40 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NANJING. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF ANHUI AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE
SHOWERS AT FIRST. BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED DURING THE WEEKEND
TO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES WITH
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 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 23:15 HKT ON 31.07.2025