LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT COLD WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY WITH COLD
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY WAS 10.8 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS
WINTER. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE OVER THE REGION
UNDER FINE AND DRY CONDITIONS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 11 FEB 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. COLD IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ON HIGH
GROUND. FINE DURING THE DAY AND THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 17 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY WITH RATHER COOL MORNING ON SUNDAY.
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. 0

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 11 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

TEMPS: 11 - 17 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 10.02.2017