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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT VERY DRY AND MAINLY FINE
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
FINE AND VERY DRY. IT WAS COOL IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES
GENERALLY FELL TO 16 OR 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND
A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY FELL TO ABOUT 30 PER CENT DURING THE DAY. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT GUANGDONG IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MEANWHILE, A BAND OF RAIN AND CLOUDS
WILL GRADUALLY COVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. BESIDES, TYPHOON KOTO
WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING.

 

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KOTO WAS CENTRED ABOUT 450
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 23 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
BECOMING CLOUDY AT NIGHT. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE LATER.

 

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY WITH HUMIDITY RISING AND ONE OR TWO
RAIN PATCHES IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 29.11.2025