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.

 

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM. AT 3 P.M., FENGSHEN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF DONGSHA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA, EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. 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,
OCCASIONALLY UP TO GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND. SEAS WILL BE
ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : RAIN WILL BE MORE FREQUENT TOMORROW AND AT FIRST
ON WEDNESDAY. PERSISTENTLY WINDY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL APPRECIABLY TO AROUND 19
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 15:30 HKT ON 20.10.2025