LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM
BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. THE AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE MADE LANDFALL OVER ZHUHAI IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN MOVED INLAND AND DISSIPATED GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER SAI KUNG AND SHA
TIN. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE UNSETTLED WITH
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAISHEN OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE YESTERDAY.
TROPICAL STORM BAVI MOVED ACROSS THE YELLOW SEA AND EVOLVED
INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE GRADUALLY YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE WEATHER WILL BECOME VERY HOT.

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: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 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 23:18 HKT ON 14.07.2026