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

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS ALSO
COVERED GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY.
IT WAS DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THERE WERE
ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT NIGHT. UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE MONSOON AND A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS, IT IS EXPECTED
TO BE MAINLY CLOUDY AND PERSISTENTLY COLD OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM NOKAEN WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NOKAEN
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1230 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND DISSIPATE
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
BECOMING COLD. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 12 AND 18
DEGREES. DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. MODERATE
TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY AND PERSISTENTLY COLD IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE
ABOUT 11 TO 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE TEMPERATURE RISE
DURING THE DAY WILL BE RELATIVELY SMALL. STILL COOL IN THE
MORNING OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 12 - 18 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 20.01.2026