LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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 CLOUDY AT FIRST AND MAINLY FINE
DURING THE DAY. A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS IS EXPECTED TO COVER
SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BRINGING RAINY WEATHER TO THE
REGION.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND
WAS NAMED BOLAVEN YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, BOLAVEN
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 190 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF NANSHA
DAO. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 4 JAN 2018)

BECOMING CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 18 AND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDY WITH RAIN IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE WEATHER WILL BECOME COLD EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING CLOUDY

(PINYIN: JIANZHUAN DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY

TEMPS: 18 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 03.01.2018