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 STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A RAINBAND COVERED SOUTHWESTERN CHINA.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. IT WAS WARM DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ROSE
ABOVE 25 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM
IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW. MEANWHILE, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCE, THERE WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN CHINA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 17 AND 20 DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : RAIN WILL BE HEAVY DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.
WEATHER IMPROVING ON LUNAR NEW YEAR'S EVE. WARM DURING THE
DAY WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: DUOYUN XIAOYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 17 - 20 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 08.02.2021