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PRESS WEATHER NO. 179 - 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 EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. SHOWERS ALSO AFFECTED GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS YESTERDAY. THE
WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED TO BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL BE
REPLACED BY A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE
WEATHER OVER GUANGDONG WILL BE VERY HOT EARLY TO MIDWEEK
THIS WEEK. SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
AFFECT THE REGION.


AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM JANGMI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 750 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS.


WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 31 MAY 2026)


BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND
32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.


OUTLOOK : VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.



WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:


SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)


FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES


FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES


FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7


FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8


FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:18 HKT ON 30.05.2026

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