LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA AND THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER
BEIBU WAN, THERE WERE THUNDERY SHOWERS DEVELOPING
PERSISTENTLY OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. IT WAS
WINDY AT FIRST. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE
THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY
PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 140 MILLIMETRES OVER
LANTAU ISLAND AND TUEN MUN. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN
ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.
WITH AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT STRENGTHENING SLIGHTLY, IT WILL
BE BRIGHTER OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA MIDWEEK THIS
WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANNING. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF NORTHERN PART OF
VIETNAM TO GUANGXI.
 
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
TAIWAN INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT
11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 310 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY LATER. MODERATE EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST,
BECOMING SOUTHERLIES GRADUALLY.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT IN THE LATTER PART OF
THIS WEEK.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY 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. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:23 HKT ON 18.08.2025