PRESS WEATHER NO. 252 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY, AND THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ALSO AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY,
IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES. AROUND 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER NORTH DISTRICT OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES AND TAI PO DISTRICT. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW, AND
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES WILL ALSO BRING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 3 OCT 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY IN SOME AREAS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. WINDS FRESHENING
FROM THE NORTH AT NIGHT. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE
MORNING IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, WITH MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO AROUND 24 DEGREES. BECOMING FINE AND
DRY MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 02.10.2026