Go to main content
 
PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
**********************************************
LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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


 
GENERAL SITUATION


A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND VERY DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY STAYED
AT 40 PER CENT OR BELOW IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING FINE AND VERY DRY WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW, AND THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE WILL BE RATHER LARGE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT OVER
THE REGION.


 
BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON KONG-REY WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON
YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KONG-REY WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES WEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE RYUKYU ISLANDS AND THE EAST CHINA SEA.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG


 
FINE AND VERY DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 23
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH.


 
OUTLOOK : FINE AND VERY DRY ON SATURDAY. THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE WILL BE RATHER LARGE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.
CLOUDIER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 05.10.2018

Today's Press Releases