PRESS WEATHER NO. 161 - 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 DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
FINE. IT WAS DRY DURING THE DAY WITH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER MANY PLACES FALLING BELOW 50 PER CENT. THE MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO MODERATE GRADUALLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE WEATHER WILL BECOME HUMID GRADUALLY OVER GUANGDONG. IT
WILL BE WARM DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE
ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 25 DEGREES. BECOMING CLOUDY
AT NIGHT. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
WARM DURING THE DAY, BECOMING HUMID. MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 18 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 15.03.2026