PRESS WEATHER NO. 188 - 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 ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY, AND A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL
STILL BE OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026)

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

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS ON TUEN NG FESTIVAL.
SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. BECOMING VERY HOT DURING
THE WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU 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. 8

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 17.06.2026