LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE
WEATHER WAS VERY DRY AND WINDY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY ONCE FELL TO
16 PER CENT, EQUALLING THE LOWEST ON RECORD IN NOVEMBER
SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION AT
THE OBSERVATORY'S HEADQUARTERS IN 1984. THE MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION WILL DROP SLIGHTLY. THE
WEATHER WILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING, MAINLY FINE AND VERY
DRY DURING THE DAY, WITH A RATHER LARGE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KOTO INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KOTO WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF NANSHA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025)

VERY DRY. CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 22 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND UP TO GALE FORCE ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. BECOMING MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE ON SATURDAY, DRY DURING THE DAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RISE EARLY NEXT WEEK. MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY DRY

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 16 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 27.11.2025