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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER TO
THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY IN THE AFTERNOON WERE
GENERALLY THREE TO FOUR DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY
BEFORE. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY
COOLER OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 580
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE SOUTHWEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL
BE ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 21 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : WINDIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER ON WEDNESDAY. EVEN
COOLER WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 18 - 21 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 23:45 HKT ON 09.01.2017