PRESS WEATHER NO. 010 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPED INTO A COLD FRONT OVER
THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY MORNING AND
MOVED SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG IN THE AFTERNOON AND BROUGHT THUNDERY
SHOWERS TO THE REGION AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD
FRONT GRADUALLY AFFECTED GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY YESTERDAY. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
MORNING. SHOWERS INCREASED AND WERE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. AROUND 40 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 60 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG
ISLAND AND LANTAU ISLAND. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES WILL
BRING SHOWERS TO THE REGION.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 21 AND 25
DEGREES. SHOWERS WILL BE MORE FREQUENT LATER. MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL COOLER WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS ON TUESDAY.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF WITH TEMPERATURES RISING
PROGRESSIVELY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER
WILL BE BRIGHTER.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 04.05.2026