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 THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY TO OVERCAST
WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. THE WEATHER WAS COLD. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ONLY AROUND 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE REPLENISHMENT OF THE WINTER MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING COLD WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST FOR
THE REST OF THE WEEK TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. IT WILL BE COLD.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 9 TO 12 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST UNTIL MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL BE DRY AND BECOMING BRIGHTER
GRADUALLY IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: HANLENG YOU JIZHEN YU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 9 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 12 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 9 - 12 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 30.01.2018