PRESS WEATHER NO. 234 - 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

AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER IN
SOME AREAS WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. MORE THAN
10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES.
IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE
ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES, THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE REGION MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MAYSAK WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MAYSAK WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NANNING. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR INTO INLAND GUANGXI AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MORE SHOWERS IN SOME AREAS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 27 DEGREES. BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND, GUSTY AT TIMES AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN
SOME AREAS. 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. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 05.07.2026