PRESS WEATHER NO. 056 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY THIS
MORNING WERE GENERALLY ABOUT TWO DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE
OF YESTERDAY.

 

AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 340
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF DONGSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

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

 

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY WINDY AND CLOUDY WITH RAIN IN THE
NEXT 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.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:45 HKT ON 20.10.2025