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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE, THERE WERE
A FEW RAIN PATCHES OVER THE TERRITORY YESTERDAY MORNING. A
FEW MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER
HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES EAST.
WITH THE DEPARTURE OF THE CLOUD BAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE AWAY FROM THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY, LOCAL WEATHER BECAME FINE DURING THE DAY
APART FROM RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS. A
STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017)

VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AND ONE OR TWO
LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 17 AND 20 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDIER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
BECOMING COOL APPRECIABLY ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

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: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 17 - 20 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 05.02.2017