PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - 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

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS SLIGHTLY
COOLER IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY WERE
GENERALLY ABOUT TWO DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY
BEFORE. IT WAS DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ONCE FELL TO AROUND 60 PER
CENT. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MAINLY
FINE WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. IT WILL BE WINDIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE
MORNING OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 23 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND
AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : WINDIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. FINE AND DRY WITH TEMPERATURES
RISING GRADUALLY IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK TO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE OVER INLAND AREAS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 23 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 4

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 11

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:18 HKT ON 05.10.2026