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

A DRY WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND VERY DRY. THE WEATHER
WAS COLD IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS
FELL TO AROUND 10 DEGREES. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED
AT TA KWU LING WAS -0.9 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SINCE RECORDS
BEGAN AT THAT STATION. BESIDES, THERE WERE FROST REPORTS IN
SOME PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO MODERATE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE OVER GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. COLD IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND APPRECIABLY LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 19 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. LIGHT
TO MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE WITH TEMPERATURES RISING IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT STILL COOL IN THE MORNING.
BECOMING COLD AGAIN ON SUNDAY. SOME RAIN IN THE MIDDLE AND
LATTER PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 12 - 19 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 23:45 HKT ON 13.01.2021