PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE CLOUDY PERIODS AND RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME
AREAS YESTERDAY MORNING. IT WAS SUNNY AND RATHER WARM
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY
ROSE TO 26 DEGREES OR ABOVE. BESIDES, A COLD FRONT FORMED
OVER CENTRAL CHINA YESTERDAY AND MOVED SOUTHWARDS
GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS
OF GUANGDONG THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY
OVER THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL APPRECIABLY AT
NIGHT. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT, IT WILL BE WINDY ON SUNDAY
AND MONDAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE COLD IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT OVER THE INLAND AREAS.

 

ON THE OTHER HAND, TROPICAL STORM PENHA WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, PENHA
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 540 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS
OF THE PHILIPPINES AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

BECOMING CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AND
RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN THE MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES
OF ABOUT 19 DEGREES. BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 22 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES
WILL DROP APPRECIABLY AT NIGHT TO A MINIMUM OF ABOUT 16
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTHEASTERLIES, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND.

 

OUTLOOK : THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS WILL BE AROUND 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. WINDY ON
MONDAY. STILL COOL IN THE MORNING MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 07.02.2026