LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
WEAKENED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALSO AFFECTED
SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY INTERVALS. THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER PARTS OF KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES. A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN CHINA TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BRINGING SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION.

BESIDES, TYPHOON MEKKHALA WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MEKKHALA
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM HIGOS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 870
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 34 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS. SUNNY INTERVALS IN
THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS.
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 INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 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 23:17 HKT ON 25.06.2026