PRESS WEATHER NO. 203 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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, IT WAS CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH HEAVY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN
PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND, LANTAU ISLAND AND PARTS OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES. UNDER THE PERSISTENT INFLUENCE OF THE
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, SHOWERS WILL STILL BE HEAVY
WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LUZON, THEN LINGER OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 3 AUG 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST ON TUESDAY. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. VERY HOT IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS 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: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 02.08.2026