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 AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES
BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS OVERCAST WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 200 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 300 MILLIMETRES OVER HONG KONG
ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. UNTIL 10 P.M. LAST NIGHT, 358.8 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY'S HEADQUARTERS
YESTERDAY, BREAKING THE HIGHEST DAILY RAINFALL RECORD FOR
AUGUST SINCE 1884. MORE THAN 12000 STROKES OF
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WERE RECORDED WITHIN HONG KONG.
THE ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES
WILL STILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. WITH THE
SOUTHWEST MONSOON MODERATING AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES
WEAKENING, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY OVER THE COASTAL
AREAS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025)

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

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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 05.08.2025