LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA MODERATED
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY
DURING THE DAY. IT WAS COLD THIS MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES
ONCE FALLING TO AROUND 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. TEMPERATURES OVER
THE TERRITORY ROSE IN THE AFTERNOON AND WERE GENERALLY
THREE TO FOUR DEGREES HIGHER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE.
THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO MODERATE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE MILD DURING THE DAY OVER THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018)

MAINLY FINE. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 19 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT
WILL BE MILD DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COOL IN THE MORNING

(PINYIN: ZAOSHANG QINGLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: COOL IN THE MORNING

MIN TEMP: 14 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: COOL IN THE MORNING

TEMPS: 14 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:17 HKT ON 14.01.2018