PRESS WEATHER NO. 238 - 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

SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
YESTERDAY. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES. ABOUT 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER TAI PO DISTRICT.
THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS
AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY. WITH THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WEAKENING ON MONDAY,
THE WEATHER WILL BE BRIGHTER EARLY TO MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 5 APR 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE
GRADUALLY WITH A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS, AND WILL BE
HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23
AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS,
FRESH LATER, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. HOT DURING THE DAY IN THE LATTER
PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 23 - 27 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 23:45 HKT ON 04.04.2026