LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A BAND OF CLOUDS BROUGHT ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. THE BAND OF CLOUDS
THINNED OUT DURING THE DAY. A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON THEN
BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE REGION. LOCALLY,
THERE WERE CLOUDY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT
FIRST YESTERDAY. IT WAS COOL IN THE MORNING, FINE AND DRY
DURING THE DAY. VISIBILITY WAS RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS
AT NIGHT. THE VISIBILITY IN THE HARBOUR ONCE FELL BELOW
5000 METRES. THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
PERSISTENTLY BRING MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG TODAY
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 TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AND
NAMED AS NOKAEN. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NOKAEN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 960 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR,
LINGERING OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026)

MAINLY FINE. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS 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. IT WILL BE DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 24 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. WARM DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
APPRECIABLY AND IT WILL BE WINDIER LATER ON TUESDAY.
BECOMING COLD GRADUALLY WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF AROUND
12 DEGREES 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. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 17 - 24 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 23:15 HKT ON 15.01.2026