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 SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH
ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. THE WEATHER WAS COLD WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS GENERALLY AROUND 10 DEGREES
IN THE AFTERNOON, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE INTENSE WINTER MONSOON AND ITS
REPLENISHMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING COLD WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK AND EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018)

CLOUDY TO OVERCAST AND COLD WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 8 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 12
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST FOR THE REST OF THIS
WEEK. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE GENERALLY 9 DEGREES
OR BELOW. BECOMING BRIGHTER GRADUALLY TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

IT WILL BE COLD

(PINYIN: TIANQI HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: IT WILL BE COLD

MIN TEMP: 8 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 12 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: IT WILL BE COLD

TEMPS: 8 - 12 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 29.01.2018