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 COLD FRONT MOVED SOUTHWARDS FROM INLAND GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY, AND MOVED ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AROUND
NOON. ITS ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE REGION.
BESIDES, UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ALSO BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES STARTED TO FALL PROGRESSIVELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES WERE THREE TO FIVE
DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. SHOWERS WERE
HEAVIER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AROUND THE EVENING, WHERE
AROUND 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, IT IS EXPECTED TO BE APPRECIABLY
COOLER OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. MEANWHILE,
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY
AT TIMES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES WITH A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. IT WILL BE
APPRECIABLY COOLER WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 19 AND
24 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING SLIGHTLY COOLER ON SATURDAY MORNING.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF. SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: DAYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 19 - 24 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 23.04.2026