PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE COASTAL
AREAS. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE A FEW RAIN
PATCHES AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY DURING THE DAY WERE THREE TO FOUR DEGREES LOWER
THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE BAND OF CLOUDS IS
EXPECTED TO THIN OUT GRADUALLY TODAY. UNDER THE PERSISTENT
INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BE GENERALLY
FINE AND DRY OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK TO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE OVER INLAND AREAS.
 
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION
YESTERDAY. ON THE OTHER HAND, TROPICAL DEPRESSION KOTO
WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL TO
SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AT FIRST YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 19
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 22 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : FINE IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS, DRY DURING THE
DAY. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 19 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 03.12.2025