PRESS WEATHER NO. 224 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES AND A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM
AFFECTED 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 IN THE MORNING. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED
70 MILLIMETRES OVER SOUTHERN ISLANDS. UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES AND THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM,
THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AT FIRST TODAY. WITH
THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM MODERATING AND THE UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES DEPARTING, IT WILL BECOME VERY HOT OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG FROM THE WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK, BUT
THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER
IN SOME AREAS WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. MORE SHOWERS IN SOME AREAS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS LATER ON MONDAY. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME
UNSETTLED MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:42 HKT ON 14.08.2026