PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - 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 SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.
IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 32 DEGREES.
BESIDES, THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE COVERED THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. IT IS EXPECTED TO
BRING FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY
MORNING, AND WAS NAMED MEKKHALA. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
MEKKHALA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1510 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 21 JUN 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, VERY
HOT DURING THE DAY.

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: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 29 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 20.06.2026