LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE WITH COLD MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER
THE TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL TO 11 DEGREES OR BELOW. IT WAS
VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE
TERRITORY GENERALLY FALLING BELOW 40 PER CENT. THE WINTER
MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING COLD AND DRY WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE
REGION. TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RELATIVELY LARGE OVER INLAND AREAS. AS THE MONSOON
MODERATES, TEMPERATURES WILL RISE AND IT WILL BECOME
CLOUDIER OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST DURING THE WEEKEND AND
NEXT MONDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020)

FINE AND DRY. COLD IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 18 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING EASTERLIES
LATER.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES WILL RISE AND IT WILL BECOME
CLOUDIER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD

(PINYIN: TIANQI HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: COLD

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD

TEMPS: 12 - 18 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 30.01.2020