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

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE
WAS SOME RAIN WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MORE
THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 20
MILLIMETRES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. BESIDES, A COLD FRONT
FORMED OVER NORTHERN GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING AND MOVED
SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTAL
AREAS EARLY TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. IT WILL BE MISTY AT FIRST.
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING FRESH NORTHERLIES. THE WEATHER WILL
BECOME COOL SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES IN
THE URBAN AREAS WILL FALL FROM AROUND 20 DEGREES AT FIRST
TO ABOUT 15 DEGREES ON THURSDAY NIGHT, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

OUTLOOK : A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS WITH MORNING TEMPERATURES OF AROUND 12 AND 13 DEGREES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOU JIZHEN YU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 15 - 20 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 22.02.2017