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 AT FIRST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
ROSE TO 35 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 34.1 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST
SO FAR THIS YEAR. BESIDES, AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY
SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES AFFECTED THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG LATER YESTERDAY. RAINSTORM LAST NIGHT BROUGHT
MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER
CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TODAY. UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES WILL BRING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO GUANGDONG. AN EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM WILL AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW. HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER WILL BE ALLEVIATED.

ON THE OTHER HAND, TROPICAL STORM JANGMI INTENSIFIED INTO A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
JANGMI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1160 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 (SATURDAY, 30 MAY 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 29.05.2026