PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. AN
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM ALSO AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE AND HOT, APART FROM
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES YESTERDAY. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW. IT WILL BE EXTREMELY HOT OVER INLAND AREAS. AN
INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL REACH THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
ON SUNDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS AT FIRST WITH A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 28 DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE DURING THE DAY WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. FRESH
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE ON SATURDAY, VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY FROM THE NORTH ON SUNDAY.
IT WILL BE WINDY AND BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN
PATCHES IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL APPRECIABLY TO AROUND 21 DEGREES. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
OVER PARTS OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OVERNIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND HOT

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 16.10.2025