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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE ALSO BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COASTAL AREAS AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE
WERE MORE SHOWERS IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. IT WAS VERY HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM SAUDEL WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SAUDEL
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF CHANGSHA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS CENTRAL CHINA AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 30 AUG 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MORE SHOWERS IN SOME AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
27 AND 30 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. WINDIER MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 30 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 23:45 HKT ON 29.08.2026