LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT APPRECIABLY COOLER WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY.
THERE WERE OCCASIONAL RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS, ABOUT 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES
YESTERDAY MORNING. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY WERE GENERALLY
FOUR TO FIVE DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE.
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING COLD WEATHER TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 27 JAN 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY. COLD IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 12 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 17 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : COLD MORNINGS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
BECOMING FINE AND DRY MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD

(PINYIN: TIANQI HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: COLD

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD

TEMPS: 12 - 17 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 23:17 HKT ON 26.01.2020