PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 22.10.2026
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
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.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 22.10.2026
