LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK AND THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE NEAR HAINAN ISLAND BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE REGION. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. IT WAS VERY
HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO
33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEAK OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW, THE WEATHER WILL
BE GENERALLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE WEST OF
LUZON INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING
AND WAS NAMED KUJIRA. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KUJIRA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 380 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS LUZON.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TYPHOON DOLPHIN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 790
KILOMETRES EAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT
ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. EXTREMELY HOT IN SOME AREAS ON FRIDAY
AND OVER THE WEEKEND, APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 05.08.2026