PRESS WEATHER NO. 178 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS
HOT AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE
TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL TO AROUND 40 PER CENT. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED
TO BE GENERALLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CHAMPI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 790 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA AND WEAKEN PROGRESSIVELY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 25 OCT 2026)

FINE AND DRY. 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. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 31 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE ON MONDAY. WINDIER AND BECOMING
CLOUDIER GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 25 - 31 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 23:15 HKT ON 24.10.2026