PRESS WEATHER NO. 164 - 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 WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS SUNNY BUT HAZY. THE
VISIBILITY OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL BELOW 5000
METRES. WARM AND DRY DURING THE DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
A FRESH EASTERLY AIRSTREAM, IT WILL BE CLOUDY WITH A FEW
RAIN PATCHES OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018)

FINE AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 17
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 23 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO
LIGHT RAIN PATCHES LATER. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
FRESHENING LATER.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 17 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.01.2018