LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON PERSISTED TO BRING COLD WEATHER
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG, AND A RAINBAND COVERED SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS COLD AND CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL RAIN. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY. WITH THE DEPARTURE
OF THE RAINBAND, RAIN EASED OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
WINTER MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THE COLD SPELL OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY CONTINENTAL
AIRSTREAM, IT WILL BE FINE AND DRY OVER THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST WITH RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DAY AND NIGHT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018)

VERY COLD WITH CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 7 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND
A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 13 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY WITH RELATIVELY LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. THE COLD SPELL WILL PERSIST INTO THE
LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 7 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 13 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 7 - 13 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 23:18 HKT ON 31.01.2018