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 NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES FELL BELOW 50 PER CENT
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WINTER MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST LATER TODAY AND STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY.
THE WEATHER WILL BECOME COLD APPRECIABLY OVER THE REGION ON
SUNDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 16 JAN 2021)

FINE. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 15 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY WITH
RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 21 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.
BECOMING MODERATE EASTERLIES, STRENGTHENING AT NIGHT.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
BECOMING COLD APPRECIABLY ON SUNDAY NIGHT. STILL COLD ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNING. SOME RAIN IN THE MIDDLE AND
LATTER PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 15 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 15.01.2021