LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER
WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. AN
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM ALSO AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS DRY AND VERY
HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY WAS 33.1 DEGREES, THE HOTTEST COLD DEW EVER
RECORDED. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE
VICINITY OF THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES TO THE CENTRAL PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL
GRADUALLY EDGE CLOSER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON HALONG INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HALONG WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF TOKYO. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN. 
 
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY,
AND WAS NAMED NAKRI. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NAKRI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1120 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025)

MAINLY FINE, APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT AND
DRY DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND
32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE ON FRIDAY. SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR
TWO SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND. MORE SHOWERS WITH
TEMPERATURES DROPPING SLIGHTLY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:19 HKT ON 08.10.2025