PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - 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

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. THE LOCAL WEATHER WAS FINE YESTERDAY
AND COOL IN THE MORNING. IT WAS DRY DURING THE DAY WITH THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES FALLING TO AROUND 40 PER
CENT. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO PERSISTENTLY BRING MAINLY
FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG FOR THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK
TO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT WILL BE WARM DURING THE DAY WITH
RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY
MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1200 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR, LINGERING OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026)

CLOUDY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 17
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 22 DEGREES. VISIBILITY
RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY MAINLY FINE TOWARDS THE WEEKEND TO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. WARM DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL APPRECIABLY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 17 - 22 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 00:33 HKT ON 15.01.2026