PRESS WEATHER NO. 206 - 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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE MORE SHOWERS
AT FIRST. IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
THERE WERE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. THE BROAD TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA PERSISTENTLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER
WILL BE UNSETTLED OVER THE REGION.
 
BESIDES, THE TROPICAL STORM OVER THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN
WAS NAMED NARRA YESTERDAY. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE
VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION AND WAS NAMED GAENARI. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR YAP INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NARRA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 250
KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HAIKOU. IT IS FORECAST TO BE
SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN.
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION GAENARI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
280 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WENZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
COAST OF EASTERN CHINA. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR YAP
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF YAP. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 23 AUG 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES IN
THE MORNING. BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL INCREASE WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE WINDIER IN SOME
AREAS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BRIGHT PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS 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 23:20 HKT ON 22.08.2026