PRESS WEATHER NO. 152 - 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 WEATHER IS GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE
WEATHER WAS WARM WITH LIGHT WINDS. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO 27 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON.
BESIDES, A SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AROUND THE EVENING AND
THE WINDS STRENGTHENED OVER THE REGION. THE MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER TO THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021)

MAINLY FINE AND SLIGHTLY COOLER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 17 AND 22 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : WARM DURING THE DAY AND MAINLY FINE IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. MIST PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT DURING THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. CLOUDY WITH
RAIN MIDWEEK 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: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 17 - 22 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 02.02.2021