PRESS WEATHER NO. 006 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

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.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 09.01.2018