LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS. MORE
THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY
PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER KWAI
TSING, TSUEN WAN AND TAI PO. THE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM NARRA WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NARRA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HAIKOU. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR, SKIRTING THE COAST OF NORTHWESTERN HAINAN ISLAND,
THEN MOVING TOWARDS LEIZHOU PENINSULA. SUPER TYPHOON SAUDEL
WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, SAUDEL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF
OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS, ENTERING THE EAST CHINA SEA. ON THE OTHER HAND,
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ATSANI WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TO THE SOUTH OF IWO
JIMA YESTERDAY MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS ON
THURSDAY. ONE OR TWO SHOWERS ON FRIDAY, VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY. STILL A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 25.08.2026