PRESS WEATHER NO. 254 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

**********************************************

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA MOVED TOWARDS THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST
OF HAINAN ISLAND YESTERDAY. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF
THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA, IT WAS WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES YESTERDAY. THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA WILL STILL BE AFFECTED BY THE COMBINED EFFECT OF
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
TODAY, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST
OF HAINAN ISLAND TO BEIBU WAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND
29 DEGREES. FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH
WITH SWELLS. WINDS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY LATER.

OUTLOOK : STILL SHOWERY ON TUESDAY. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:32 HKT ON 17.08.2025