PRESS WEATHER NO. 214 - 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 SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES BROUGHT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER AT TIMES AT FIRST. MORE
THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY
PLACES. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. WITH
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES DEPARTING, SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO
EASE OFF GRADUALLY OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON BAVI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
1330 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS IN SOME
AREAS WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : EXTREMELY HOT IN SOME AREAS ON FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY, MAINLY FINE BUT HAZY. SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR
TWO SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 08.07.2026