PRESS WEATHER NO. 176 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 COLD FRONT OVER INLAND GUANGDONG MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL
AREAS YESTERDAY MORNING, THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON
AFFECTED THE REGION GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A BAND OF
CLOUDS COVERED THE COASTAL AREAS YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES YESTERDAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY IN THE
AFTERNOON WERE FIVE TO SEVEN DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF
THE DAY BEFORE. WITH THE MONSOON STRENGTHENING TODAY AND
TOMORROW, IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA. THE WEATHER WILL BE COLD IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT
OVER THE INLAND AREAS.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION PENHA DISSIPATED OVER THE VICINITY OF
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE PHILIPPINES YESTERDAY
MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 8 FEB 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND
19 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : WINDY ON MONDAY, AND STILL RATHER COOL IN THE
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE DURING THE DAY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND RATHER COOL

(PINYIN: TIANQI QINGLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND RATHER COOL

MIN TEMP: 13 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND RATHER COOL

TEMPS: 13 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 17

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 07.02.2026