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

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. UNDER ITS
COMBINED EFFECT WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA, THE WEATHER WAS WINDIER WITH SHOWERS
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. IT WAS HOT DURING THE DAY. THE
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SLIGHTLY AND
MOVE ACROSS HAINAN ISLAND TODAY. UNDER ITS COMBINED EFFECT
WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE, IT WILL STILL BE WINDIER
WITH SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. THERE ARE
RELATIVELY LARGE UNCERTAINTIES IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE AFTER MOVING ACROSS HAINAN ISLAND. IT MAY
MOVE NORTHWARDS EDGING CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN
TO LEIZHOU PENINSULA TOMORROW. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF
RECURVING TO THE EAST AND EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS IN SOME
AREAS WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE, OCCASIONALLY UP TO GALE FORCE ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 19.08.2026