PRESS WEATHER NO. 177 - 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
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY. IT WAS
DRY AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MAINLY FINE AND
VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM SURIGAE RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED
INTO A SUPER TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
SURIGAE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES EAST OF OKINAWA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026)

MAINLY FINE. CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE 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. SUNNY PERIODS AND STILL VERY HOT DURING THE DAY ON
THE NATIONAL DAY. CLOUDIER WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE LATTER
PART OF 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. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 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 27.09.2026