LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL DEPRESSION SAUDEL MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY, ITS OUTER RAINBANDS
AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS, SHOWERS WERE
HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. AROUND 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER
THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. SAUDEL IS EXPECTED
TO GRADUALLY EDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG
TODAY. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF SAUDEL AND THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE WINDIER WITH SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND SWELLS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA. SAUDEL
WILL LINGER OVER THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG
TOMORROW. THERE ARE UNCERTAINTIES IN ITS SUBSEQUENT
MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY, AND WAS NAMED KROVANH. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, KROVANH WAS CENTRED ABOUT 680 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST
SLOWLY TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL
BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 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 23:18 HKT ON 01.09.2026