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PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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 A FEW SHOWERS 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 01:20 HKT ON 22.10.2026

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