LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY WINTER MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS COLD YESTERDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE URBAN AREAS GENERALLY FELL TO 11
DEGREES OR BELOW. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND VERY DRY DURING
THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY STAYED
BELOW 40 PER CENT. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY OVER THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS WILL RISE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 13 JAN 2018)

FINE AND DRY. COLD IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 15 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. RATHER
COOL ON SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE GRADUALLY
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 15 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 12 - 15 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 12.01.2018