LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND DRY.
TEMPERATURES IN THE MORNING FELL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS. UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND RELATIVELY WEAK
WINDS, RADIATION COOLING WAS SIGNIFICANT OVER PARTS OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES, WHERE TEMPERATURES FELL TO 12 DEGREES OR
BELOW. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE TODAY
AND TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA, BUT THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY
AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE OVER THE INLAND AREAS. A
BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS IS EXPECTED TO BRING A FEW RAIN
PATCHES TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE
MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE AND
DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 23
DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LARGE OVER INLAND AREAS. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A
FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. WARM
DURING THE DAY ON WINTER SOLSTICE.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 18 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 15.12.2025