PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTING SOUTHERN CHINA CONTINUED TO
MODERATE YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE. THE WEATHER WAS
MILD IN THE AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO AROUND 20
DEGREES OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
IS EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018)

MAINLY FINE. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF ABOUT 15 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THERE WILL BE SOME HAZE. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 21 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE ON WEDNESDAY APART FROM SOME HAZE. CLOUDIER
WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 15 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 15.01.2018