LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES ALSO AFFECTED INLAND AREAS. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33
DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BRINGING VERY HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
TODAY. WITH THE ANTICYCLONE WEAKENING AND UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, THERE WILL BE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON MEKKHALA WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON
PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY, WHILE TROPICAL DEPRESSION HIGOS
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
MEKKHALA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF
OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS. MEANWHILE, HIGOS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1620 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW 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 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED ON FRIDAY.
THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND.
SUNNY INTERVALS AND STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 29 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 24.06.2026