PRESS WEATHER NO. 217 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A
FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN SOME AREAS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SMALL HOURS. ABOUT 70 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER TAI PO AND LAU FAU SHAN. THERE
WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES. WINDS WILL BE WEAK AND
THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS OVER
GUANGDONG TODAY. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BESIDES, TYPHOON SAUDEL MADE LANDFALL OVER YUHUAN, ZHEJIANG
YESTERDAY MORNING, THEN MOVED INLAND AND WEAKENED RAPIDLY
INTO A TROPICAL STORM. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SAUDEL WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF NANCHANG. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF EASTERN CHINA AND CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 29 AUG 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS IN SOME
AREAS WITH THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33
DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 28.08.2026