LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT
TIMES. AROUND 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER
HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON WEST AND PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. UNDER THE PERSISTENT INFLUENCE OF THE BROAD
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND THE ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM,
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. A TROPICAL
CYCLONE APPEARS TO BE FORMING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 2 AUG 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : STILL MORE SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST ON
MONDAY. A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
BECOMING VERY HOT IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

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 01.08.2026