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 DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS SUNNY. IT WAS HOT AND DRY IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY WAS 32.3 DEGREES, THE HOTTEST EVER RECORDED FOR
THE SOLAR TERM FROST. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE DRY
NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY
FINE OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RATHER LARGE.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON CHAMPI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 24 OCT 2026)

IT WILL BE FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING
WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. HOT AND VERY DRY
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE, REACHING STRONG ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE
SWELLS AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY ON SUNDAY. THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL STILL BE RELATIVELY
LARGE. SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
WINDIER MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 24 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 23.10.2026