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 AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE APART FROM SOME HAZE. IT WAS
VERY DRY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO AROUND 40 PER CENT. THE DRY
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO PERSISTENTLY BRING
GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. IT WILL BE WARM DURING THE DAY OVER THE REGION. AN
INTENSE WINTER MONSOON WILL START TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
GRADUALLY ON NEXT TUESDAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM NOKAEN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 650 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR,
LINGERING OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 17 JAN 2026)

MAINLY FINE. 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 WARM AND VERY DRY
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 24
DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY MAINLY FINE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
WARM DURING THE DAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ON TUESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL APPRECIABLY OVERNIGHT. BECOMING COLD
PROGRESSIVELY WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF AROUND 12
DEGREES IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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 23:45 HKT ON 16.01.2026