PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND VERY DRY. THE WEATHER
WAS COLD IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED
AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 11.0 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS
WINTER. BESIDES, THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY
WAS 30 PER CENT OR BELOW DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ONCE FELL TO 12 PER CENT AT SHEK KONG, THE LOWEST
RECORD IN JANUARY SINCE 1996 AT THAT STATION. AND THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ONCE FELL TO 9 PER CENT AT CHEK LAP KOK.
THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BE REPLACED BY A FRESH TO STRONG
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM LATER TODAY. IT WILL BE CLOUDIER OVER
THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE SLIGHTLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING
WILL BE ABOUT 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS. IT WILL BE
GENERALLY COLD AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER
OVER THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 19 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : CLOUDIER WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY RISING IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. MAINLY FINE WITH RATHER COOL
MORNINGS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 13.01.2025