PRESS WEATHER NO. 256 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. IT WAS HOT
WITH SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY
AROUND NOON. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN REACHED 70
MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND LANTAU
ISLAND. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER
OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TO THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY AND TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE TERRITORY.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MEKKHALA WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
MEKKHALA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 810 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF
OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 55
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM HIGOS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 460
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF TOKYO. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR EDGING CLOSER TO
THE VICINITY OF HONSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 27 JUN 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY. THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS NEXT
MONDAY. BECOMING VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 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 23:19 HKT ON 26.06.2026