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 WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND VERY DRY. IT
WAS COLD IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES FELL TO AROUND 12
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS. UNDER CLEAR SKIES, RADIATION
COOLING WAS SIGNIFICANT OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES,
WHERE TEMPERATURES FELL BELOW 7 DEGREES. THERE WERE FROST
REPORTS AT TAI PO AND FANLING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY ONCE FELL TO 17 PER CENT IN THE
AFTERNOON YESTERDAY, THE LOWEST ON RECORD IN JANUARY SINCE
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION AT THE
OBSERVATORY'S HEADQUARTERS IN 1984. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE DRY WINTER MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE
OVER GUANGDONG TODAY. IT WILL STILL BE COLD IN THE MORNING.
WITH THE MONSOON MODERATING SLIGHTLY DURING THE WEEKEND,
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE SLIGHTLY OVER SOUTHERN CHINA, BUT IT
WILL STILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026)

FINE AND VERY DRY. COLD IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 19 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY DRY WITH TEMPERATURES RISING SLIGHTLY OVER
THE WEEKEND, BUT COOL IN THE MORNING. WINDY WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS ON MONDAY. MILD DURING THE DAY MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND COLD

(PINYIN: TIANQING HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND COLD

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND COLD

TEMPS: 12 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 08.01.2026