LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE YESTERDAY. IT WAS DRY AND VERY
HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES. BESIDES, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING AND WAS
NAMED FENGSHEN. ON THE OTHER HAND, PRESSURE ROSE OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. AN INTENSE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY FROM THE
NORTH OVER THE REGION. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE
MONSOON AND FENGSHEN, IT WILL BE PERSISTENTLY WINDY WITH
RAIN AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL APPRECIABLY OVER THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH
WITH SWELLS.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 300 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF LUZON.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

BECOMING CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. DRY AND VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLIES. WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY.

 

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY WINDY AND BECOMING CLOUDY WITH RAIN
IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
APPRECIABLY TO AROUND 20 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SEAS WILL
BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR OVER PARTS OF THE
LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS AT NIGHT.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 19.10.2025