PRESS WEATHER NO. 290 - 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

AN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES
BROUGHT HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN
50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 140 MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF
KOWLOON AND THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. WITH THE
SOUTHWEST MONSOON MODERATING, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF
GRADUALLY OVER THE COASTAL AREAS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025)

CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED ON WEDNESDAY.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST. SHOWERS WILL EASE
OFF GRADUALLY ON THURSDAY. MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 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 23:41 HKT ON 04.08.2025