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. IT WAS DRY DURING THE DAY
WITH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES FALLING TO
ABOUT 40 PER CENT. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG TODAY. IT WILL BE WARM
DURING THE DAY OVER THE REGION. AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON
WILL START AFFECTING SOUTHERN CHINA GRADUALLY TOMORROW.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION. IT WILL BECOME COLD
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NOKAEN WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
NOKAEN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 500 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST SLOWLY, LINGERING
OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026)

FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT
19 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN
THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : 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:

FINE

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE

TEMPS: 19 - 23 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 18.01.2026