LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE WITH MILD AND DRY
WEATHER DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY
PLACES STAYED AROUND 50 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BE GRADUALLY REPLACED BY A
RELATIVELY HUMID EASTERLY AIRSTREAM. THE WEATHER WILL BE
MILD AND CLOUDIER OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG DURING THE
FIRST THREE DAYS OF LUNAR NEW YEAR.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 28 JAN 2017)

FINE AT FIRST. IT WILL BE COOL WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. BECOMING CLOUDY
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 20
DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT TIMES.

OUTLOOK : RELATIVELY HUMID IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT,
MILD DURING THE DAY ON THE SECOND AND THIRD DAYS OF LUNAR
NEW YEAR. BECOMING COOL ON THE NIGHT OF THE THIRD DAY OF
LUNAR NEW YEAR. COOL IN THE MORNING MIDWEEK NEXT 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: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY

TEMPS: 16 - 20 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 23:15 HKT ON 27.01.2017