PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK AND THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
MAINLY FINE. IT WAS HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER
MANY PLACES ROSE TO 28 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 27.9 DEGREES,
THE HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR'S EVE. BESIDES, A
COLD FRONT FORMED OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY, AND MOVED SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS AT FIRST TODAY. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD
FRONT, IT IS EXPECTED TO BE CLOUDIER WITH TEMPERATURES
FALLING SLIGHTLY OVER THE REGION TODAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE
COOL IN THE MORNING AND BRIGHTER DURING THE DAY ON THE
SECOND AND THIRD DAYS OF LUNAR NEW YEAR.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026)

BECOMING CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AND
RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
SLIGHTLY, RANGING BETWEEN 19 AND 23 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.
BECOMING MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLIES,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : COOL IN THE MORNING WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY ON THE SECOND AND THIRD DAYS OF LUNAR NEW YEAR.
WARM DURING THE DAY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 19 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 16.02.2026