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. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE OR
TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. A COLD FRONT FORMED
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY AND MOVED
SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE SMALL HOURS ON
SATURDAY. IT WILL BECOME COLD APPRECIABLY OVER THE REGION
IN THE MORNING. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ASSOCIATED
INTENSE WINTER MONSOON, IT WILL BE PERSISTENTLY COLD AND
WINDY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG DURING THE WEEKEND TO
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 19 FEB 2022)

CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH RAIN. BECOMING COLD APPRECIABLY IN
THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS WILL FALL
PROGRESSIVELY FROM ABOUT 17 DEGREES AT FIRST TO AROUND 11
DEGREES, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.
BECOMING NORTHERLIES.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COLD AND WINDY WITH RAIN IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 9
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY, AND A FEW
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. RAIN WILL BE MORE
FREQUENT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOME COLD APPRECIABLY WITH RAIN

(PINYIN: ZHUAN LENG YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: BECOME COLD APPRECIABLY WITH RAIN

MIN TEMP: 11 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: BECOME COLD APPRECIABLY WITH RAIN

TEMPS: 11 - 17 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 18.02.2022