LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. THE
WEATHER WAS DRY AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 33 DEGREES. THERE WERE
ISOLATED SHOWERS AT NIGHT. BESIDES, THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. WINDS STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY
OVER THE COASTAL AREAS AT NIGHT. THE INTENSE NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TROPICAL CYCLONE FENGSHEN WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA TODAY, GRADUALLY EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE MONSOON AND
FENGSHEN, IT WILL BE PERSISTENTLY WINDY WITH RAIN OVER THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL APPRECIABLY. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH
SWELLS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DONGSHA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 25 DEGREES IN THE
MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 29 DEGREES. A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT
NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING APPRECIABLY TO A MINIMUM OF
ABOUT 23 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE, UP TO GALE FORCE ON HIGH
GROUND LATER. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY WINDY AND CLOUDY WITH RAIN IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. RAIN WILL BE MORE FREQUENT ON
TUESDAY AND AT FIRST ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
APPRECIABLY TO AROUND 19 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS ON
TUESDAY TO THURSDAY, 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.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 23 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:37 HKT ON 19.10.2025