PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

THE WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT COLD WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED
SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY. IT WAS
COLD IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEW
TERRITORIES GENERALLY FELL TO 12 DEGREES OR BELOW. THERE
WERE ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT NIGHT. UNDER THE
PERSISTENT INFLUENCE OF THE WINTER MONSOON, THE WEATHER
WILL STILL BE RELATIVELY COLD AND WINDY OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
MEANWHILE, A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS WILL BRING RAINY WEATHER
TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. COLD IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 15
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : COOL WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES ON THE SECOND AND
THIRD DAYS OF LUNAR NEW YEAR. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN
THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. COLD IN THE MORNING WITH
RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: HANLENG YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 15 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 12 - 15 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 31.01.2022