PRESS WEATHER NO. 298 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 TAPAH MADE LANDFALL OVER TAISHAN,
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. IT THEN MOVED INTO INLAND
GUANGXI AND WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
PROGRESSIVELY. LOCALLY, GALE FORCE WINDS PREVAILED OVER
MANY PLACES, UP TO STORM FORCE OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND
AT FIRST. MEANWHILE, THE RAINBANDS OF TAPAH BROUGHT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS TO THE TERRITORY. MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL
STILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY AND TOMORROW. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL BRING
GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA MIDWEEK THIS WEEK
TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS. OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND
ON HIGH GROUND AND SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE ON WEDNESDAY, BUT THERE
WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS. MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN
THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 08.09.2025