PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO AFFECTED
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS YESTERDAY. IT
WAS VERY HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES GENERALLY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STILL BE WEAK AND THE
WEATHER WILL BE PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT OVER GUANGDONG TODAY
AND TOMORROW. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO TRIGGER SHOWERS.
BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER
TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY, AND MOVED SLOWLY IN A GENERAL NORTHWARD
DIRECTION. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
GRADUALLY AND MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF TAIWAN IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM JANGMI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 40
KILOMETRES PER HOUR SKIRTING THE SOUTHERN PART OF HONSHU OF
JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026)

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

OUTLOOK : EXTREMELY HOT IN SOME AREAS ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY, THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE CAN REACH 35 DEGREES OR
ABOVE. STILL VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ON SATURDAY. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 29 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:24 HKT ON 02.06.2026