PRESS WEATHER NO. 174 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS
YESTERDAY. THE ASSOCIATED INTENSE WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT
COLD WEATHER TO REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY TO OVERCAST
WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. THERE WAS COASTAL FOG AT FIRST.
WINDS STRENGTHENED FROM THE NORTH DURING THE DAY AND
TEMPERATURES DROPPED APPRECIABLY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE
TERRITORY LAST NIGHT WERE GENERALLY 7 TO 10 DEGREES LOWER
THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING COLD WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018)

IT WILL BE COLD AND TEMPERATURES DROPPING FURTHER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 10 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND
AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : THE COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST FOR A FEW DAYS.
WEATHER WILL START TO IMPROVE ON WEDNESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FEW RAIN PATCHES AND COLD

(PINYIN: HANLENG YOU JIZHEN YU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: FEW RAIN PATCHES AND COLD

MIN TEMP: 8 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 10 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: FEW RAIN PATCHES AND COLD

TEMPS: 8 - 10 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 08.01.2018