PRESS WEATHER NO. 217 - 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

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. THE AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED
WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE VICINITY OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY WITH
SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER HONG KONG ISLAND
AND LANTAU ISLAND. HAIL WAS EVEN REPORTED OVER ISLANDS
DISTRICT. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
GRADUALLY TODAY. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF OVER THE REGION. IT
WILL BE HOT DURING THE DAY. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AND
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 18 APR 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. HOT
WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 29 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS APART FROM ISOLATED
SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. A FEW SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE
WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER
PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

TEMPS: 24 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.04.2026