LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF TROPICAL CYCLONE DOLPHIN BROUGHT
GENERALLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE. THE WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY
HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY WAS 36.9 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST SO FAR ON RECORD
SINCE 1884. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT SHEUNG SHUI
WAS 39.8 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST RECORDED IN HONG KONG SINCE
THE AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE
OBSERVATORY IN THE 1980S. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER
SUBSIDING AIR OF DOLPHIN, IT IS EXPECTED TO BE EXTREMELY
HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. A SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER WILL PERSIST
OVER THE REGION.

SEVERE TYPHOON DOLPHIN MADE LANDFALL NEAR TAIZHOU, ZHEJIANG
YESTERDAY, AND WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, DOLPHIN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 60 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF
WENZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS ZHEJIANG AND MOVE INLAND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 30
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 36 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, FRESH ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : STILL EXTREMELY HOT ON TUESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURE
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. A
FEW SHOWERS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. HIGH
TEMPERATURE WEATHER WILL BE ALLEVIATED SLIGHTLY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT

MIN TEMP: 30 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 36 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT

TEMPS: 30 - 36 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 09.08.2026