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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY
AT TIMES. AROUND 70 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY
RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100
MILLIMETRES OVER LANTAU ISLAND, TSUEN WAN AND KWAI TSING
DISTRICT. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE, THE WEATHER OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK TO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS DURING THE WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 16.07.2026