LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WINTER MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL AREAS YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
BRIGHT PERIODS. THE WEATHER WAS COLD AND DRY. TEMPERATURES
OVER THE TERRITORY WERE GENERALLY AROUND 8 DEGREES IN THE
MORNING. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE WINTER MONSOON, IT WILL
BE FINE AND DRY OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN COLD BUT THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 4 FEB 2018)

COLD AND DRY. CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 8 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 13
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY BUT STILL COLD IN THE FOLLOWING FEW
DAYS. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES RISING MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD AND MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: TIANQI HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: COLD AND MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 8 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 13 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD AND MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 8 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 03.02.2018