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

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KAJIKI MOVED ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF
HAINAN ISLAND AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. UNDER ITS COMBINED EFFECT WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA, IT WAS WINDY OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE
DAY. KAJIKI IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PARTS OF VIETNAM TODAY. WITH KAJIKI MOVING INTO
THE INLAND AREAS OF INDO-CHINA AND DISSIPATING, AND UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE, IT WILL BE
BRIGHTER OVER GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KAJIKI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 70
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES.
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED
IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

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: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 24.08.2025