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 COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA MOVED
ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
WITH RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY AT FIRST. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE INTENSE WINTER MONSOON ASSOCIATED WITH THE
COLD FRONT, WINDS STRENGTHENED FROM THE NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON AND TEMPERATURES DROPPED APPRECIABLY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PART OF THE TERRITORY YESTERDAY
NIGHT WERE THREE TO SIX DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY
BEFORE. THE INTENSE WINTER MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
COLD WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018)

CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. IT WILL
BECOME COLD. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS WILL DROP FROM
AROUND 13 DEGREES AT FIRST TO A MINIMUM OF ABOUT 9 DEGREES
IN THE MORNING , AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. TEMPERATURES WILL LINGER AROUND 10 DEGREES
DURING THE DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST THIS WEEK. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE GENERALLY 9 DEGREES OR BELOW. SUNNY
PERIODS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

IT WILL BE COLD

(PINYIN: TIANQI HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: IT WILL BE COLD

MIN TEMP: 9 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 12 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: IT WILL BE COLD

TEMPS: 9 - 12 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:47 HKT ON 28.01.2018