LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
ALSO COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE WEATHER WAS HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
IN THE AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES GENERALLY ROSE TO 32 DEGREES
OR ABOVE. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BRING VERY
HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL CYCLONE PODUL WILL INTENSIFY GRADUALLY
AND MOVE WESTWARDS IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY
OF TAIWAN. IT WILL THEN EDGE CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF
EASTERN GUANGDONG AND SOUTHERN FUJIAN. HOWEVER, ITS
LANDFALL LOCATION AND INTENSITY STILL REMAIN UNCERTAIN. ITS
ASSOCIATED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WILL
AFFECT GUANGDONG IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS
WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PODUL WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1030 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 28 DEGREES.
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT DURING THE DAY AND MORE SHOWERS LATER ON
WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS AND SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON THURSDAY. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN
UNSETTLED ON FRIDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:20 HKT ON 11.08.2025