PRESS WEATHER NO. 163 - 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 OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. THE BAND OF
CLOUDS THAT COVERED THE REGION THINNED OUT GRADUALLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. VISIBILITY
WAS RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. IT WAS WARM DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 25 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
LAST NIGHT. A FRESH EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY THIS MORNING. THE
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL PERSIST OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE
RELATIVELY HUMID OVER THE REGION AND WARM DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026)

BECOMING CLOUDY. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE MORNING. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN
PATCHES AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 24
DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE TO FRESH
EASTERLIES, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : RELATIVELY HUMID IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. WARM DURING THE DAY.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING CLOUDY

(PINYIN: JIANZHUAN DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY

TEMPS: 20 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:27 HKT ON 22.02.2026