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 COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THE VISIBILITY
WAS RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS IS
EXPECTED TO COVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK, BRINGING RAINY WEATHER TO THE REGION.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NANSHA
DAO. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 3 JAN 2018)

CLOUDY IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. MAINLY FINE DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 17 AND 21 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT TIMES.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING CLOUDY WITH RAIN IN THE LATTER PART OF
THIS WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME COLD EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 17 - 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 02.01.2018