LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN
AND AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE LOCAL WINDS WERE
GENERALLY STRONG YESTERDAY, AND OCCASIONALLY UP TO GALE
FORCE ON HIGH GROUND. THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF FENGSHEN ALSO
BROUGHT CLOUDY WEATHER AND A FEW RAIN PATCHES TO THE
TERRITORY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS APPRECIABLY COOLER.
TEMPERATURES IN THE AFTERNOON WERE GENERALLY FIVE TO SIX
DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE INTENSE
NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE PERSISTENTLY
WINDY AND COOLER OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SANYA. 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 HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025)

CLOUDY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE 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, OCCASIONALLY UP TO GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND AT
FIRST. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : STILL WINDY 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.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER

(PINYIN: DUOYUN SHAOLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: CLOUDY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: CLOUDY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER

TEMPS: 19 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:26 HKT ON 21.10.2025