LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE, IT WAS
DRY AND VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BRINGING
GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. IT WILL BE
VERY HOT OVER INLAND AREAS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
TRIGGER SHOWERS.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM DUJUAN INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, DUJUAN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 860 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF TOKYO. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 20 SEP 2026)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. DRY AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS LATER.
LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY APART
FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 19.09.2026