LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES. MORE
THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY
PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER TAI
PO, SAI KUNG AND LANTAU ISLAND. THE ACTIVE SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BRINGING SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION NARRA MADE LANDFALL NEAR XUWEN
COUNTY OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. IT MADE LANDFALL AGAIN NEAR
WUCHUAN AFTER MOVING ACROSS LEIZHOU PENINSULA. IT THEN
MOVED INTO WESTERN GUANGDONG AND WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON SAUDEL
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 490 KILOMETRES EAST OF WENZHOU. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE
MORNING. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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 23:20 HKT ON 26.08.2026