LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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 CLOUDY AT FIRST
AND BECAME MAINLY FINE GRADUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
WEATHER WAS COLD AND DRY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY
GENERALLY FELL TO SEVEN OR EIGHT DEGREES IN THE MORNING.
THE WINTER MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE COLD, MAINLY FINE AND DRY OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018)

MAINLY FINE AND COLD. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE
MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 8 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. VERY DRY DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 13 DEGREES.
MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : DRY ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH COLD MORNINGS.
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES RISING IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS 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. 1

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 8 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 13 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

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 23:15 HKT ON 05.02.2018