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 FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY AND A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERD THE COASTAL AREAS.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THE WEATHER WAS SLIGHTLY
COOLER IN THE MORNING WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY WERE GENERALLY AROUND TWO
DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THERE WERE
SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE PERSISTENT
INFLUENCE OF THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE
GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RELATIVELY LARGE OVER INLAND AREAS.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 770 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT
15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025)

SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, DRY
DURING THE DAY. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE. MAINLY CLOUDY MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 18 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 04.12.2025