LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL STORM MAYSAK MOVED ACROSS BEIBU WAN AND
INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF ITS ASSOCIATED OUTER RAINBANDS AND AN
ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, THE LOCAL WEATHER WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS YESTERDAY. SHOWERS WERE
HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND VIOLENT GUSTS OF ABOUT 100
AND 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WERE ONCE RECORDED AT GREEN
ISLAND AND STAR FERRY RESPECTIVELY. MAYSAK IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO INLAND GUANGXI TODAY AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, THE
WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MAYSAK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 150
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANNING. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF THE COAST OF GUANGXI TO VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 5 JUL 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER
IN SOME AREAS WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. BRIGHT
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 31 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH
GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON MONDAY. MORE SHOWERS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS WILL EASE
OFF AND IT WILL BECOME VERY HOT IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 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 23:20 HKT ON 04.07.2026