PRESS WEATHER NO. 150 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER
WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS FINE AND VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE
TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT THERE WERE
ISOLATED SHOWERS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAK AND THE
WEATHER WILL STILL BE VERY HOT OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY. SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT
THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM SURIGAE WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN, AND TRANSFORM INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL
CYCLONE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2026)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29
DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE DURING THE DAY WILL BE
AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. EXTREMELY HOT IN
SOME AREAS. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND CHANCE
OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER WILL BE ALLEVIATED. THE WEATHER
WILL BE BRIGHTER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING EARLY
TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO
ABOUT 24 TO 25 DEGREES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS LATER

(PINYIN: KURE ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS LATER

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS LATER

TEMPS: 29 - 34 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 23:15 HKT ON 30.09.2026