LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS COLD IN THE MORNING.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS
11.5 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS WINTER. IT WAS VERY
DRY DURING THE DAY. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. IT WILL BE FINE AND DRY OVER
THE REGION. IT WILL BE COLD IN THE MORNING, VERY COLD OVER
INLAND AREAS, WHERE THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY
AND NIGHT WILL BE RATHER LARGE. WITH THE WINTER MONSOON
BEING REPLACED BY AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM EARLY THIS WEEK, IT
WILL BE CLOUDIER AND TEMPERATURES WILL RISE SLIGHTLY OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 12 JAN 2025)

FINE AND VERY DRY. COLD IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER OVER PARTS OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES AND ON HIGH GROUND. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 18 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AND OCCASIONALLY STRONG
ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : RATHER COOL ON MONDAY MORNING. CLOUDIER WITH
TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY RISING IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

MIN TEMP: 11 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 11 - 18 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 11.01.2025