LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A COOL NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE
OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES, VISIBILITY WAS RELATIVELY LOW.
THE COOL NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST LATER ON SUNDAY. IT WILL BECOME COLD
APPRECIABLY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES OVER THE REGION. THE
ASSOCIATED INTENSE WINTER MONSOON WILL BRING PERSISTENTLY
COLD WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 27 JAN 2018)

CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. VISIBILITY
RELATIVELY LOW AT FIRST. COOL WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 15 DEGREES OVER THE URBAN AREAS IN THE MORNING, AND
A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 17 DEGREES. MODERATE TO
FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BECOME COLD APPRECIABLY WITH A FEW RAIN
PATCHES LATER ON SUNDAY. COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST NEXT
WEEK WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF AROUND 9 DEGREES OVER THE
URBAN AREAS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: DUOYUN WEIYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 15 - 17 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 26.01.2018