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 STRONG REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY MORNING. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WAS
GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS WINDY IN THE MORNING AND VERY DRY
DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY GENERALLY STAYED AT AROUND 30 PER CENT. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BRING
GENERALLY FINE AND VERY DRY WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING
OVER THE REGION, WITH A RATHER LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

 

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE PHILIPPINES
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED KOTO LAST
NIGHT. KOTO MOVED ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES YESTERDAY AND
ENTERED THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA AT NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KOTO WAS CENTRED ABOUT
600 KILOMETRES EAST OF NANSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

FINE. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
ABOUT 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 24 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH COOL MORNINGS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS, IT WILL BE FINE AND VERY DRY. BECOMING CLOUDIER
GRADUALLY OVER THE WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 26.11.2025