PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE
DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
STAYED BELOW 60 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE DRY
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING MAINLY FINE WEATHER
TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

 

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FUNG-WONG WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING AND SKIRTED THE SOUTHERN
PART OF TAIWAN LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, FUNG-WONG
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES EAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS AND TRANSFORM
INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY
WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 24 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. WARM DURING THE DAY EARLY NEXT WEEK. BECOMING COOL
APPRECIABLY AND WINDY NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 13.11.2025