LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT COLD WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY TO OVERCAST AND COLD WITH
A FEW RAIN PATCHES. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY IN THE MORNING WAS 7.9 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO
FAR THIS WINTER. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING COLD
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AS
THE CLOUD BANDS COVERING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG THINNING
OUT GRADUALLY, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018)

CLOUDY, COLD AND DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT
9 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS IN THE MORNING, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY PERIODS IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 14
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT
TIMES.

OUTLOOK : STILL COLD IN THE MORNING IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 9 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 14 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 9 - 14 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 09.01.2018