PRESS WEATHER NO. 213 - 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 EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. SHOWERS ALSO AFFECTED GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS
HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE
HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE NEW
TERRITORIES WEST AND LANTAU ISLAND. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM
NOW AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO BE
REPLACED BY A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM GRADUALLY TODAY. THE
WEATHER WILL BE VERY HOT OVER GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
AFFECT THE REGION.

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM JANGMI INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON
YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, JANGMI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 360 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN
THE MORNING. 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 SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF 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: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 31.05.2026