PRESS WEATHER NO. 167 - 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 WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT COLD WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, IT WAS COLD YESTERDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES FELL TO AROUND 12
DEGREES, AND WERE FOUR TO SIX DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF
THE DAY BEFORE. IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY.
UNDER THE CONTINUED INFLUENCE OF THE WINTER MONSOON, THE
WEATHER WILL STILL BE RELATIVELY COLD AND WINDY OVER THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA ON LUNAR NEW YEAR'S EVE AND DURING
THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. MEANWHILE, UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE, IT WILL BE CLOUDY AND RAINY
OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. COLD WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 16 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : STILL BE RELATIVELY COLD ON LUNAR NEW YEAR'S DAY.
WINDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR
HOLIDAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: YOU JIZHEN YU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: A FEW RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 16 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: A FEW RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 12 - 16 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 23:21 HKT ON 30.01.2022