PRESS WEATHER NO. 191 - 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 BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT
FIRST. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN REACHED
50 MILLIMETRES OVER HONG KONG ISLAND. THE BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE NOW AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IS
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE
WEATHER WILL BECOME BRIGHT OVER THE REGION, BUT THERE WILL
STILL BE SHOWERS.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR LUZON WEAKENED INTO
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE
SHOWERS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 25
DEGREES. BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 30 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS, AND THERE WILL BE ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. VERY HOT
OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 03.08.2026