LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE OVER THE REGION. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS YESTERDAY. IT WAS
EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY, TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
ROSE TO 35 DEGREES OR ABOVE, AND SHEUNG SHUI EVEN UP TO 38
DEGREES.
 
BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM LAST
NIGHT, AND WAS NAMED AS TAPAH. TAPAH IS EXPECTED TO EDGE
CLOSER TO THE WESTERN COAST OF GUANGDONG AND INTENSIFY
FURTHER TODAY. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL AREAS TODAY AND
TOMORROW. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 7 SEP 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
WILL BECOME FREQUENT WITH SQUALLS, AND HEAVY LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. SEAS
WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS. WINDS 
WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY, UP TO GALE FORCE OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND LATER.

OUTLOOK : HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON
MONDAY, WINDY AT FIRST. STILL SHOWERY ON TUESDAY. SHOWERS
WILL EASE OFF AND THE WEATHER WILL BECOME VERY HOT IN THE
MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:28 HKT ON 06.09.2025