LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND
DRY OVER THE TERRITORY YESTERDAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN
MANY PLACES WERE BELOW 60 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN DURING THE
WEEKEND. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL GRADUALLY AFFECT THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS. IT WILL BE HUMID WITH A FEW RAIN
PATCHES OVER THE REGION EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 18 FEB 2017)

MAINLY FINE. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS 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. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 24
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE
EASTERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDIER ON SUNDAY. A FEW RAIN PATCHES EARLY 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. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 18 - 24 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 23:15 HKT ON 17.02.2017