LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT VERY COLD WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS.
IN THE MORNING IT WAS VERY COLD. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 6.8 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO
FAR THIS WINTER. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE WINTER MONSOON
AND ITS REPLENISHMENT, THE COLD SPELL WILL PERSIST OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA INTO THE LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK.
MEANWHILE, IT WILL BECOME FINE AND DRY WITH RELATIVELY
LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT OVER THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. IT WILL BE COLD AND DRY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 9 AND 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. BRIGHT
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH
AT TIMES, BECOME NORTHERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COLD IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS AND IT
WILL BE FINE AND DRY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES RISING
PROGRESSIVELY MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD AND DRY

(PINYIN: HANLENG GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 9 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 13 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

TEMPS: 9 - 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 01.02.2018