PRESS WEATHER NO. 006 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY
MORNING, AND THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE
REGION YESTERDAY. A BAND OF CLOUDS ALSO COVERED SOUTHERN
CHINA. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR
TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. VISIBILITY WAS RATHER LOW IN SOME
AREAS. IT WAS SLIGHTLY COOLER, WITH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
GENERALLY BEING SEVEN TO NINE DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF
THE DAY BEFORE. UNDER THE PERSISTENT INFLUENCE OF THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING
WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA ON THE SECOND AND THIRD DAYS OF LUNAR NEW
YEAR.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 18.02.2026