PRESS WEATHER NO. 170 - 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

A SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
YESTERDAY. VISIBILITY WAS RELATIVELY LOW AT FIRST AND THE
WEATHER BECAME COOL. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY IN THE MORNING WERE ABOUT TWO DEGREES LOWER THAN
THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON,
THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BECOME FINE WITH COOL MORNINGS
OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. COOL WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT
FIRST. DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 17 AND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. MILD
DURING THE DAY. RATHER COOL MORNINGS TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 17 - 21 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 24.01.2021