LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 196

(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 NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
THERE WERE SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
SUNNY PERIODS. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE WERE
A FEW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. IT BECAME CLOUDY
LATER. WINDS STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY AND WERE OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY TO THE
MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK. THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF VIETNAM TODAY AND TOMORROW. UNDER
THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND THE
TROPICAL CYCLONE, IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 120
KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 13 SEP 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER
IN SOME AREAS WITH THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
STRONG OFFSHORE AND OCCASIONALLY UP TO GALE FORCE ON HIGH
GROUND AT FIRST. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT
ON MONDAY. SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:05 HKT ON 13.09.2026