PRESS WEATHER NO. 218 - 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

A STRONG SOUTHWEST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE, THERE WERE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS
AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT
TIMES. AS OF 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, AROUND 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
REACHED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER SAI KUNG AND CHEUNG CHAU. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT
FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. THE
WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: DAYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 14.06.2026