LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM
AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 140 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE
TERRITORY. SHOWERS EASED OFF GRADUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WITH THE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM MODERATING SLIGHTLY, THE
WEATHER WILL BECOME VERY HOT OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON SAUDEL WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON
YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SAUDEL WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 230 KILOMETRES EAST OF WENZHOU. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF ZHEJIANG TO FUJIAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MORE SHOWERS IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY AND
VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED ON
SUNDAY. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY AND THE WEATHER
WILL IMPROVE EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 28 - 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 23:15 HKT ON 27.08.2026