LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS WARM AND
VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO ABOUT 30 PER CENT. THE DRY
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO GUANGDONG PERSISTENTLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT
WILL BE WARM DURING THE DAY OVER THE REGION. AN INTENSE
WINTER MONSOON WILL START AFFECTING SOUTHERN CHINA
GRADUALLY ON TUESDAY.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM NOKAEN INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NOKAEN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 380 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY, LINGERING OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 18 JAN 2026)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING
WILL BE ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 23 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH AT
FIRST, UP TO STRONG ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY FINE ON MONDAY, WARM DURING THE DAY.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
APPRECIABLY AT NIGHT. 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. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 18 - 23 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 23:15 HKT ON 17.01.2026