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PRESS WEATHER NO. 170 - 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


A FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
MAINLY FINE WITH RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS
YESTERDAY MORNING. IT BECAME CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN
PATCHES DURING THE DAY. A FEW MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND TSEUNG KWAN O.
THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM, IT WILL REMAIN WINDIER
WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.


WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2026)


MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE
MORNING. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT
FIRST.


OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS ON FRIDAY. CLOUDIER WITH ONE OR
TWO RAIN PATCHES ON SATURDAY. BECOMING FINE AND DRY ON THE
CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL AND THE DAY AFTER.



WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:


SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)


FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES


FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES


FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3


FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8


FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 14.10.2026

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