PRESS WEATHER NO. 212 - 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
SOUTHERN CHINA. BESIDES, OUTER RAINBANDS OF SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM FENGSHEN IS BRINGING A FEW RAIN PATCHES TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES
OVER THE TERRITORY IN THE AFTERNOON WERE GENERALLY 5 TO 6
DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF YESTERDAY.

 

AT 6 P.M., FENGSHEN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 570 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

 

CLOUDY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE TOMORROW MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 19
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 22 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS,
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH
SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : STILL WINDIER ON THURSDAY. THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE DURING THE DAY AND DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL RISE.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR OVER PARTS OF THE LOW-LYING COASTAL
AREAS AT NIGHT. SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS, DRY DURING THE DAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:45 HKT ON 21.10.2025