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

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT ALSO BROUGHT VERY
HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES,
TROPICAL CYCLONE PODUL INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM TO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF PODUL, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE
VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT THE REGION. MEANWHILE, PODUL
WILL INTENSIFY GRADUALLY AND MOVE WESTWARDS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN. IT WILL THEN MAKE LANDFALL AGAIN
OVER THE VICINITY OF EASTERN GUANGDONG AND SOUTHERN FUJIAN,
AND WEAKEN. THE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH PODUL WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON PODUL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 420
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MORE SHOWERS WITH
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AND SWELLS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE
WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE
SWELLS. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED ON FRIDAY. SUNNY
PERIODS OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: TIANQI KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 27 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 12.08.2025