PRESS WEATHER NO. 269 - 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

AN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
WERE HEAVY AT TIMES. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER SAI KUNG, SHA
TIN AND WONG TAI SIN. THE ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS
AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
PERSISTENTLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. WITH THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON
MODERATING AND AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT STRENGTHENING
GRADUALLY, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.
THE WEATHER WILL BECOME VERY HOT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 4 AUG 2025)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND
30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED ON TUESDAY.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER
PARTS OF THIS WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME VERY HOT.

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 23:45 HKT ON 03.08.2025