Summary
Observatory readings at 2:50pm
Thermometer
Feels like
Calculated from the temperature, relative humidity percentage and wind speed.Humidity
Mixed
32.6°
36.7°
67%
At TST Observatory
An settled weather system aloft is bringing generally fine weather to Guangdong.
under 30% chance of rain
Outlook: Mainly fine apart from isolated showers. Very hot in the afternoon. Moderate southwesterly winds.
Air quality
Moderate risk
Rain in the past hour
Dry - no rain in the last hour
No district recorded meaningful rain.
Wind
Gentle breeze
Li Ka-shing's shieldLocal legend suggests billionaire Li Ka-shing deploys a magical force field to block weekday typhoons so nobody misses work. To ensure economic productivity, typhoons are encouraged to visit the city outside of office hours.
On Standby: No typhoons
Hiking indexOur own rating for the hills right now, combining heat stress, the chance of rain, visibility, sun strength and any lightning recorded in the past hour.
Tough
Hard going - dangerous heat.
Beach indexOur own rating for a beach day, combining government beach water grades, red tide sightings, sun strength, wind, air temperature and the chance of rain.
Great
Go - mixed water quality, low oxygen in some waters.
Temperatures
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Today's high
33.8°
Today's low
28.7°
Sun strength
High
Mould riskRisk of mould, damp and dust mites, worked out from humidity, air temperature and recent rainfall.
Low
RecordsBased on 66 years of daily records.
Highest Sep 29 temp: 31.2°C in 2014 - today's high is 2.6° above it. Lowest Sep 29 temp: 18.6°C in 1997.
The next nine days
Still very hot during the day tomorrow and on the National Day. A few showers later on the National Day. Cloudier with temperatures falling slightly and a few showers in the following couple of days.
Wednesday
30 Sept
34° / 29°
Mainly fine. Very hot during the day.
Rain is unlikely (under 30%) · Barely a breath of wind
Thursday
1 Oct
33° / 29°
Sunny periods. Very hot during the day. A few showers later.
A shower or two possible (about 30-45%) · Barely a breath of wind
Friday
2 Oct
31° / 27°
Mainly cloudy with a few showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Showers are possible (about 45-55%) · Gentle breeze
Saturday
3 Oct
31° / 27°
Mainly cloudy with a few showers.
A shower or two possible (about 30-45%) · Noticeable breeze
Sunday
4 Oct
31° / 27°
Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Sunny intervals during the day.
A shower or two possible (about 30-45%) · Gentle breeze
Monday
5 Oct
31° / 25°
Mainly cloudy with a few rain patches. Bright periods during the day.
Rain is unlikely (under 30%) · Noticeable breeze
Hong Kong live
Live rain radar
Air quality right now
Moderate risk - city average score 3.5
Fine for most people. Anyone with heart or lung trouble should take it easy outdoors.
Big dots are neighbourhood monitors, small dashed dots sit beside busy roads. Green is clean air, red means people with heart or lung trouble should stay in. Readings from the Environmental Protection Department.
Beach and sea water quality
No red tide reported in Hong Kong waters today.
Oxygen in the sea is low for fish at NM3-Pillar Point, EM2-Tathong Channel.
Green and yellow dots are swimming beaches; small dots show how much oxygen the sea holds for fish (blue is healthy, amber low, red too low). Bright red dots are red tides happening now, faded ones have passed. Beach and sea water readings from the Environmental Protection Department, red tide reports from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
Tropical cyclones
- Distance:
- 2,101 km to the east
- Closest approach:
- already moving away
- Movement:
- north-east at 15 km/h, winds 105 km/h
Tap a storm name to centre the map on it. Closest approach and signal likelihood are our own estimates from the forecast track, not Observatory forecasts.
Right now, in detail
How clear the air is
Clear
Clearest view stretches about 26 km.
Air pressure
Normal
High pressure usually means calm weather, low pressure means storms.
Warmest and coolest spots
11° difference
Yuen Long Park is warmest at 35.9°, Tai Mo Shan coolest at 24.9°.
Astro
Tides around Hong Kong
Low 04:35 (0.8 m) · High 11:17 (2.0 m) · Low 16:22 (1.2 m) · High 23:01 (2.4 m)
Low 04:55 (0.6 m) · High 11:26 (2.0 m) · Low 16:39 (1.1 m) · High 22:41 (2.5 m)
Low 06:46 (0.4 m) · High 12:01 (2.3 m) · Low 18:22 (0.9 m) · High 23:22 (2.9 m)
Low 04:29 (0.8 m) · High 11:16 (1.9 m) · Low 16:13 (1.1 m) · High 23:02 (2.3 m)
Low 04:42 (0.6 m) · High 11:26 (2.1 m) · Low 16:45 (1.1 m) · High 23:43 (2.4 m)
Low 05:15 (0.5 m) · High 11:45 (2.1 m) · Low 17:02 (1.0 m) · High 23:01 (2.5 m)
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