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PRESS WEATHER NO. 171 - 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


THE REMNANT OF SAUDEL BROUGHT SHOWERS TO INLAND GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY MORNING. THE BAND OF CLOUDS THAT COVERED THE
COASTAL AREAS THINNED OUT DURING THE DAY. WINDS WERE WEAK
OVER THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY YESTERDAY.
THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. WINDS WILL STILL
BE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. MEANWHILE, THE BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS OVER CENTRAL
CHINA WILL MOVE SOUTHWARDS SLIGHTLY. THERE WILL BE A FEW
SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG EARLY NEXT WEEK.


AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM KROVANH WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES NORTH OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE SOUTH AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR LINGERING OVER
THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS. MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF
THE PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.


WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 5 SEP 2026)


MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 31 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE WEST
TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.


OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. 
BECOMING FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.



WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:


SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)


FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES


FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES


FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3


FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8


FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 04.09.2026

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