LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE INTENSE WINTER MONSOON ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT
BROUGHT COLD AND DRY WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT
FIRST. COLD IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY
WERE GENERALLY ABOUT 5 DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY
BEFORE. THE WEATHER BECAME FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE AFTERNOON GENERALLY FELL BELOW 50
PER CENT. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING COLD WEATHER
TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. COLD IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 10 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ON HIGH
GROUND. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 16 DEGREES
DURING THE DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY WITH COLD MORNING DURING THE
WEEKEND. TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RELATIVELY LARGE. TEMPERATURES RISING GRADUALLY NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD AND DRY

(PINYIN: HANLENG GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 10 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 16 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

TEMPS: 10 - 16 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 23:21 HKT ON 09.02.2017