LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES. AROUND 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER
TUEN MUN AND PARTS OF LANTAU ISLAND. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 18 JUL 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER
IN SOME AREAS WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. SUNNY
INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
26 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. MORE SHOWERS ON MONDAY.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 17.07.2026