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

TROPICAL STORM TAPAH MOVED TOWARDS THE COAST OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY, AND INTENSIFIED INTO A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LAST NIGHT. WINDS STRENGTHENED
GRADUALLY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY, AND THERE
WERE SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER
KOWLOON, TSING YI AND LANTAU ISLAND. TAPAH WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025)

STRONG TO GALE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, UP TO STORM FORCE ON
HIGH GROUND. CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. WINDS
WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY LATER.

OUTLOOK : STILL SHOWERY ON TUESDAY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY
AT TIMES AT FIRST. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE, SHOWERS WILL
EASE OFF AND IT 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 HEAVY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG DA ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 07.09.2025