PRESS WEATHER NO. 177 - 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 DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND VERY
DRY YESTERDAY. IT WAS GENERALLY COLD IN THE MORNING WITH
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FALLING TO 12
DEGREES OR BELOW. UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND RELATIVELY WEAK
WINDS, RADIATION COOLING WAS RATHER SIGNIFICANT OVER INLAND
AREAS. TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE
SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER, EVEN FELL TO AROUND 4 DEGREES AT TA
KWU LING. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE
WEATHER OVER SOUTHERN CHINA WILL BE PERSISTENTLY FINE AND
VERY DRY TODAY. IT WILL STILL BE COLD OVER INLAND AREAS IN
THE MORNING. A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG LATER TODAY TO MONDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 11 JAN 2026)

FINE AND VERY DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING
WILL BE ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER AND COLD OVER PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 20
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
EASTERLIES WILL STRENGTHEN LATER.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDIER ON MONDAY, AND TEMPERATURES IN THE
MORNING WILL RISE. MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. MILD DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 14 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 14 - 20 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 23:17 HKT ON 10.01.2026