LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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. IT
WAS COOL IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS
FELL TO ABOUT 16 DEGREES, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE DURING
THE WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT WILL BE WARM DURING THE
DAY AND MAINLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM DUJUAN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1290 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 20 FEB 2021)

FINE AND DRY. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. WARM DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 24 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS
AND WARM DURING THE DAY. MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN
PATCHES MIDWEEK 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: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 17 - 24 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 23:15 HKT ON 19.02.2021