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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


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 1 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON CHAMPI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 70
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO BE
SLOW-MOVING AT FIRST, LINGERING OVER THE VICINITY OF THE
SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN, AND THEN MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR, TOWARDS THE EAST CHINA SEA.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG


 
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.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:47 HKT ON 24.10.2026

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