PRESS WEATHER NO. 174 - 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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. THE LOCAL WEATHER WAS FINE.
IT WAS VERY HOT AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO 60 PER
CENT OR BELOW. UNDER THE PERSISTENT INFLUENCE OF THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY
FINE AND VERY HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM SURIGAE INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
SURIGAE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 290 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OKINAWA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 27 SEP 2026)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT AND DRY 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. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. BECOMING CLOUDIER GRADUALLY WITH A FEW SHOWERS ON
THE NATIONAL DAY AND IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 27 - 33 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 26.09.2026