PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - 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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE YESTERDAY AND
EXTREMELY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 35 DEGREES. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION LATER TODAY
TO TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION JANGMI INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
JANGMI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1600 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE 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 (FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 35 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE WEST TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERS AT FIRST ON SATURDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURE WEATHER WILL BE ALLEVIATED. SUNNY PERIODS AND A
FEW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. BECOMING VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 35 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 35 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 28.05.2026