LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES ALSO AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER
WAS FINE AND VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE
TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT THERE WERE
ISOLATED SHOWERS. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY.

BESIDES, TYPHOON BAVI WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, BAVI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 80 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HEFEI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS EASTERN CHINA AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026)

BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33
DEGREES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE WEATHER WILL
REMAIN UNSETTLED IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 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 12.07.2026