PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THERE WERE CLOUDY PERIODS AND
ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AT FIRST. IT WAS DRY DURING THE DAY, AND
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES STAYED AT 60 PER
CENT OR BELOW. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTINENTAL
AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY DRY AND
GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON CHAMPI WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CHAMPI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 500 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

IT WILL BE FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING
WILL BE ABOUT 25 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. HOT AND VERY DRY
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE, REACHING STRONG FORCE ON HIGH
GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : FINE AND VERY DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. VERY HOT OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY WITH A RATHER
LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT. SUNNY
PERIODS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 23.10.2026