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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AND
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES,  THE LOCAL WEATHER WAS CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY.
SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY
RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100
MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND HONG KONG
ISLAND. THE ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AND UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BRINGING SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON BAVI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
1770 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND AT
FIRST.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE MORE SHOWERS AT FIRST ON
THURSDAY, BUT SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY LATER.
EXTREMELY HOT IN SOME AREAS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MAINLY
FINE BUT HAZY.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND 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 23:45 HKT ON 07.07.2026