PRESS WEATHER NO. 295 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 02.08.2025
(FOR PRESS ONLY.)
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
AN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY WITH HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 140 MILLIMETRES OVER THE NEW
TERRITORIES, KOWLOON AND TSING YI. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE,
THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 3 AUG 2025)
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND.
OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AT TIMES AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY IN
THE MIDDLE TO LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.
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: 26 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES
FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 8
CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES
FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 12
FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 13
FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 9
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 02.08.2025