PRESS WEATHER NO. 228 - 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

AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS 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 CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY.
AROUND 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER
LAMMA ISLAND, TSING YI AND PARTS OF HONG KONG ISLAND. THE
BOARD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
LINGERING OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE REGION. BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES
YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 1 AUG 2026)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND
28 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THUNDERSTORMS
ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY.

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: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 24 - 28 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 23:15 HKT ON 31.07.2026