PRESS WEATHER NO. 174 - 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 AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE OVER THE REGION. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS DRY DURING THE DAY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL TO 60
PER CENT OR BELOW. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE AFFECTING GUANGDONG TODAY. A FRESH TO STRONG
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
GRADUALLY MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY CLOUDIER
OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CHAMPI WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM AT FIRST YESTERDAY, AND TRANSFORMED INTO AN
EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE EAST CHINA SEA LAST NIGHT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26
AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WINDIER WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE FINE IN THE LATTER PART
OF THIS WEEK. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RATHER LARGE OVER INLAND AREAS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 25.10.2026