PRESS WEATHER NO. 181 - 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

THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA BROUGHT
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS. IT
WAS HOT DURING THE DAY, TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE
TO 32 DEGREES OR ABOVE. BESIDES, THE BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST NIGHT
AND IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN
ISLAND TODAY AND TOMORROW. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE
TROPICAL CYCLONE AND THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA, IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA. THERE WILL BE SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM
OVER THE REGION TODAY AND IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 17 AUG 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY, AND WILL BE HEAVIER AT
TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES.
FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS IN THE 
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
WINDS WILL WEAKEN LATER ON MONDAY. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF
GRADUALLY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK, THE
WEATHER WILL IMPROVE.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 6

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:25 HKT ON 16.08.2025