PRESS WEATHER NO. 212 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, THE
LOCAL WEATHER WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS YESTERDAY. SHOWERS
WERE HEAVY WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MORE
THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100
MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE WITH
SHOWERS EASING OFF OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA.
BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER BEIBU WAN MADE
LANDFALL OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM YESTERDAY
MORNING, THEN MOVED INTO INLAND GUANGXI AND DISSIPATED AT
NIGHT.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 200
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE EAST
CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS IN SOME AREAS IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE GRADUALLY OVER
THE WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH
SHOWERS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 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 23:45 HKT ON 19.08.2025