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 AND VERY HOT OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE, AND DRY DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE TO AROUND 33
DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT OVER PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY AND TEMPERATURES REACHED 35 DEGREES OR
ABOVE. BESIDES, WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
DURING THE DAY YESTERDAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED
THE REGION GRADUALLY AT NIGHT. THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON CHAMPI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 880 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026)

CLOUDY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 25 DEGREES IN THE
MORNING. MAINLY FINE, HOT AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK TO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE. VERY DRY, AND VERY HOT OVER PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING YANRE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND HOT

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND HOT

TEMPS: 25 - 32 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 23:18 HKT ON 21.10.2026