LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS
RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FALLING TO AROUND 13 DEGREES. THE
WEATHER WAS VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO 40 PER CENT OR
BELOW. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL STILL BE COOL IN THE
MORNING OVER THE REGION AND COLD OVER PARTS OF INLAND
AREAS, WHERE THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RATHER LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025)

IT WILL BE FINE. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES LOWER AND IT WILL BE
COLD IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 19 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING FRESH EASTERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COOL IN THE MORNING, MAINLY FINE AND
DRY OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.
CLOUDIER AND WINDIER MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 13 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 13 - 19 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 16.01.2025