LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
MAINLY FINE. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 33.7 DEGREES IN
THE AFTERNOON, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BRING EXTREMELY HOT
WEATHER TO GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. WITH A TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA,
THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
REGION LATER TOMORROW AND ON SATURDAY.

 

BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR YAP INTENSIFIED INTO
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND WAS NAMED JANGMI YESTERDAY
MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, JANGMI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
170 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES
AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL REACH 36 TO 37 DEGREES IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER. THERE
WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND HIGH
TEMPERATURE WEATHER WILL BE ALLEVIATED. SUNNY PERIODS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, HOT DURING THE DAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 28.05.2026