PRESS WEATHER NO. 183 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN INTENSE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY, IT WAS WINDY OVER THE REGION. BESIDES,
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS YESTERDAY. MORE THAN 5
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 20 MILLIMETRES OVER WAN CHAI AND
WONG TAI SIN. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BE
REPLACED BY A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM GRADUALLY TODAY AND
TOMORROW. THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES, THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
24 AND 27 DEGREES. FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS,
STRONG OFFSHORE AND UP TO GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND AT
FIRST.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY. WEATHER WILL REMAIN
UNSETTLED IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 24 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 17.05.2026