PRESS WEATHER NO. 186 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ALSO BROUGHT
SHOWERS TO GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE
WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. AROUND 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER HONG KONG ISLAND AND PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES EAST. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
AFFECT GUANGDONG PERSISTENTLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE WEATHER WILL BE MAINLY FINE OVER THE REGION. IT WILL BE
DRY DURING THE DAY. BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR
YAP BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC
TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES YESTERDAY. THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE
GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF THE LUZON STRAIT AND THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN IN
THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. HOWEVER, ITS SUBSEQUENT
MOVEMENT REMAINS UNCERTAIN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 31 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS, AND DRY
DURING THE DAY. CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT
AT THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AND ON THE DAY AFTER. VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 22.09.2026