PRESS WEATHER NO. 197 - 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 FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SLIGHTLY
COOLER WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
BESIDES, THE AREA OF THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
WITH SHOWERS YESTERDAY. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES AT
FIRST WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER KWAI TSING AND PARTS OF THE
LANTAU ISLAND. SHOWERS EASED OFF DURING THE DAY. THE
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE TODAY. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE
OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. IT WILL BE HOT DURING THE DAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1530 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 23 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
HOT DURING THE DAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED IN THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

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: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 23 - 27 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 23:45 HKT ON 09.05.2026