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Summary

Hourly

Thermometer

Feels like

Calculated from the temperature, relative humidity percentage and wind speed.

Humidity

Rain

Light rain weather symbol
HKFP deer mascot with an umbrella and rain boots

26.8°

28.3°

80%

At TST ObservatoryObservatory readings at 10:20am

An easterly airstream is affecting the coast of Guangdong. Meanwhile, a band of clouds is covering the region.

under 30% chance of rain

Outlook: Mainly cloudy. One or two rain patches in the morning and at night. Bright periods during the day. Moderate to fresh easterly winds, occasionally strong offshore and on high ground at first.

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. The best and worst hours come from the Observatory's hourly forecast of temperature, humidity and wind, plus how high the sun is.

Good

Great day out - warm and sticky.

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. The best hours come from the Observatory's hourly forecast of temperature and wind, avoiding the hours when the sun is fiercest.

Great

Go - clean water and kind weather.

Temperatures

Tap a location for local readings

Today's high

28°

Today's low

25°

Sun strength

Low

Mould riskRisk of mould, damp and dust mites, worked out from humidity, air temperature and recent rainfall.

Moderate

Records

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The next nine days

Hourly Map

Sunny periods in the next couple of days. Strong easterly winds later on Friday and over the weekend, becoming northerlies with temperatures falling gradually early next week. Temperatures will be around 21 degrees in the morning on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Wednesday

4 Nov

Sunny intervals with showers weather symbol

28° / 25°

Mainly cloudy. One or two rain patches in the morning and at night. Bright periods during the day.

Rain is unlikely (under 30%) · Noticeable breeze

Thursday

5 Nov

Sunny periods weather symbol

30° / 26°

Sunny periods.

Rain is unlikely (under 30%) · Barely a breath of wind

Friday

6 Nov

Sunny periods weather symbol

29° / 26°

Sunny periods. Becoming cloudy with one or two rain patches later.

Rain is unlikely (under 30%) · Noticeable breeze

Saturday

7 Nov

Sunny intervals with showers weather symbol

28° / 25°

Mainly cloudy. One or two rain patches at first. Bright periods during the day.

Rain is unlikely (under 30%) · Fresh, blustery wind

Sunday

8 Nov

Sunny periods weather symbol

29° / 25°

Mainly cloudy. Sunny periods during the day.

Rain is unlikely (under 30%) · Fresh, blustery wind

Monday

9 Nov

Sunny periods weather symbol

28° / 23°

Sunny periods. Dry during the day. Temperatures falling gradually later.

Rain is unlikely (under 30%) · Fresh, blustery wind

Hong Kong live

Latest Hong Kong Observatory weather photo from Victoria Peak (looking towards the east)

Live rain radar

Air quality right now

Waiting for AQI readings…

US-style Air Quality Index: 0-50 good, 51-100 moderate, 101-150 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151+ unhealthy. Readings via the World Air Quality Index project.

Beach and sea water quality

No red tide reported in Hong Kong waters today.

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.

Right now, in detail

How clear the air is

A bit hazy

Clearest view stretches about 14 km.

Air pressure

Normal

High pressure usually means calm weather, low pressure means storms.

Warmest and coolest spots

8.7° difference

Waglan Island is warmest at 28.2°, Tai Mo Shan coolest at 19.5°.

Astro

Fetching today's sun times…

Tides around Hong Kong

Fetching tide readings…

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