PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. A BAND OF CLOUDS ALSO COVERED THE REGION.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES.
THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER
OVER GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY FINE TODAY AND WARM
DURING THE DAY. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL REACH THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TOMORROW MORNING. IT
WILL BE CLOUDIER WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING PROGRESSIVELY
OVER THE REGION DURING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. IT WILL BE
RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING, AND COLD OVER INLAND AREAS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 24 DEC 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 19
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 24 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WINDS WILL TURN TO NORTHERLIES WITH THE WEATHER
BECOMING COOL ON CHRISTMAS DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
LATER TO A MINIMUM OF AROUND 14 DEGREES ON BOXING DAY. FINE
OVER THE WEEKEND. STILL COOL IN THE MORNING. THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LARGE OVER INLAND AREAS.

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: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 19 - 24 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 23.12.2025