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 ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA PERSISTENTLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
AROUND 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY
PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 250 MILLIMETRES OVER SAI
KUNG DISTRICT. HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND THE TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
LINGER OVER THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED ON WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY AND THE
WEATHER WILL BECOME BRIGHT ON TUEN NG FESTIVAL AND OVER THE
WEEKEND.

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: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 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 15.06.2026