PRESS WEATHER NO. 161 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THE WEATHER WAS
COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. ABOUT 5
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS ONCE FELL TO
AROUND 14 DEGREES, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THERE WERE BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY. IT WILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING OVER THE
REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 20
DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH LATER.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES RISING WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. COASTAL FOG IN THE LATTER PART OF
THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 16 - 20 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 24.02.2019