PRESS WEATHER NO. 155 - 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 AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY AND COLD YESTERDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES GENERALLY FELL TO 12 DEGREES OR BELOW. WITH
THE BAND OF CLOUDS COVERING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG THINNING
OUT GRADUALLY, THE WEATHER BECAME MAINLY FINE IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER MONSOON NOW AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO BE REPLACED BY AN EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES WILL RISE SLIGHTLY OVER THE
REGION IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 5 FEB 2022)

BECOMING CLOUDY. COLD IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 18 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, STRENGTHENING
FROM THE EAST AT NIGHT.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES WILL RISE SLIGHTLY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE A FEW RAIN PATCHES ON MONDAY.
MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY

TEMPS: 12 - 18 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 04.02.2022