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 GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE
COASTAL AREAS GRADUALLY LAST NIGHT. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
CLOUDY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS YESTERDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES FELL SLIGHTLY TO ABOUT 25 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. IT WAS FINE, DRY AND HOT DURING THE DAY. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA TODAY TO THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.
BESIDES, A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY, AND WILL DEVELOP
SLIGHTLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, IT WILL
BE WINDIER WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. THERE WILL BE
SWELLS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY WITH THUNDERSTORMS
LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDY AT FIRST ON SUNDAY, AND SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 12.09.2026