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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS.
IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY, WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO
ABOUT 34 DEGREES OVER MANY PLACES. BUT THERE WERE ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE PERSISTENT
INFLUENCE OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER WILL BE
MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO AFFECT THE REGION. BESIDES, THE
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY
MORNING.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF KYUSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. A FEW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. WINDY WITH SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 03.09.2025