PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY,
AND THINNED OUT GRADUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY PERIODS. BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE OVER INLAND
GUANGDONG LAST NIGHT. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTAL AREAS THIS
MORNING. THE WEATHER WILL BE CLOUDIER OVER THE REGION WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING PROGRESSIVELY DURING CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS. IT WILL BE RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING AND COLD
OVER INLAND AREAS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 25 DEC 2025)

BECOMING CLOUDY AND COOL. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FROM
AROUND 21 DEGREES AT FIRST TO ABOUT 17 DEGREES IN THE
MORNING. DRY WITH BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FURTHER TO ABOUT 15 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS AT NIGHT, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AT FIRST,
STRENGTHENING FROM THE NORTH GRADUALLY.

OUTLOOK : THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ON BOXING DAY WILL BE
ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND COLD OVER PARTS OF
THE NEW TERRITORIES. FINE OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT 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:

BECOMING COOL

(PINYIN: TIANQI QINGLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: BECOMING COOL

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: BECOMING COOL

TEMPS: 15 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 9

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:18 HKT ON 24.12.2025