PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 17.02.2026
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
MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AND RATHER LOW
VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
SLIGHTLY, RANGING BETWEEN 19 AND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE TO
FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLIES, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.
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.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 17.02.2026
