Typhoon Noul went inland yesterday, but it is continuing to have a lingering impact on Guangdong, resulting in torrential rain and floods
Heavy rain persists in Guangdong after Typhoon Noul moves away
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Torrential rain is continuing to batter large parts of Guangdong, even as Typhoon Noul moves away from the region towards Hunan province in central China.
According to forecasts made by China’s national observatory yesterday, Typhoon Noul’s remaining circulation is expected to linger around Guangdong, Hunan and Hubei until around Tuesday, resulting in unstable weather and persistent rainfall.
Even though the tropical cyclone has weakened since making landfall in Huizhou on Sunday, the combination of monsoon moisture and coastal terrain in the region has resulted in a slowdown of the circulation’s movement.
As a result, Guangdong’s forecaster announced that some areas in the northern part of the province are expected to be hit with moderate to heavy downpours today. The same goes for parts of eastern Guangdong, which will experience torrential rain.
Meanwhile, the observatory anticipates heavy to torrential rain in the south-central part of Guangdong on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The persistent rain led to the China Meteorological Administration and the Ministry of Water Resources jointly issuing a red emergency response alert for mountain floods last night. According to the alert, there is a “high probability” of mountain floods occurring in areas such as north-central Guangdong, western and southern Jiangxi, southeastern Hunan, as well as the central and northern parts of Sichuan up until 8 pm today.
The administration urged residents to “pay attention to real-time monitoring, flood warning, and evacuation and risk avoidance prevention.”
What will the weather be like in Hong Kong and Macao after Typhoon Noul?
Hong Kong woke to heavy rain this morning. While precipitation in the city has since weakened, local meteorologists warn of continued showers in the coming days even as Typhoon Noul recedes.
The neighbouring SAR of Macao similarly experienced heavy rainfall this morning. The city’s Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau is forecasting thunderstorms and showers over the coming week.
In a dispatch yesterday, the bureau also mentioned the possibility of a low-pressure area forming, with a low-pressure trough in the South China Sea moving toward the coast of south China in the middle of this week.
[See more: The ultimate Macao typhoon survival guide]
In light of this, Macao meteorologists are anticipating the unstable weather in Macao to persist in the wake of Typhoon Noul, as well as wind speeds with a strong force of 6 on the Beaufort scale.
The forecaster’s announcement comes after Typhoon Noul wreaked havoc across Guangdong, resulting in the evacuation of around 715,000 people in the province. The twelfth typhoon of 2026, Noul was the first to make landfall in Guangdong this year and the strongest one so far.
Typhoon season in the Greater Bay Area typically occurs from April to October, hitting a peak in August and September.
