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PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.


 
GENERAL SITUATION


SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE
DAY. THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. AROUND 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AFFECTING
GUANGDONG TODAY. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION. BESIDES, A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPED INTO A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PART
OF SOUTHERN CHINA LAST NIGHT. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA LATER TODAY. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD
FRONT, TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SLIGHTLY OVER GUANGDONG IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG


 
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES IN THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 25 DEGREES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 27 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH ON HIGH
GROUND, BECOMING NORTHERLIES LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
TO A MINIMUM OF ABOUT 21 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS AT
MIDNIGHT, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES.


 
OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF ON THURSDAY. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LOW ON FRIDAY
MORNING.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:00 HKT ON 29.04.2026

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