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

UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL
AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
WERE HEAVY AT TIMES. AROUND 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50
MILLIMETRES OVER HONG KONG ISLAND. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT,
TEMPERATURES FELL AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY WERE THREE TO FOUR DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE
OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
BRING COOLER WEATHER TO GUANGDONG TODAY. A BAND OF CLOUDS
WILL COVER THE COASTAL AREAS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AT FIRST. COOLER IN THE
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 25 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS,
BUT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LOW ON FRIDAY
MORNING. HOT DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THE WEATHER WILL
BECOME UNSETTLED LATER.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 20 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:51 HKT ON 29.04.2026