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 COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY
MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED INTENSE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED THE
REGION YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A BAND OF CLOUDS ALSO BROUGHT
RAINY WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY TO
OVERCAST WITH RAIN AND TEMPERATURES FELL APPRECIABLY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY IN THE
AFTERNOON WERE FIVE TO EIGHT DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF
THE DAY BEFORE. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE INTENSE WINTER
MONSOON, IT WILL BE PERSISTENTLY COLD AND WINDY OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG EARLY TO MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. MEANWHILE,
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 20 FEB 2022)

IT WILL BE COLD. CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH RAIN. RAIN WILL BE
MORE FREQUENT AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 10 DEGREES, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. FRESH NORTHERLY
WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY COLD ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, AND IT
WILL BE WINDY WITH RAIN BEING MORE FREQUENT. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 8 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE WEATHER
WILL IMPROVE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WHILE STILL BEING
COLD IN THE MORNING.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD WITH RAIN

(PINYIN: HANLENG YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: COLD WITH RAIN

MIN TEMP: 8 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 10 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD WITH RAIN

TEMPS: 8 - 10 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 19.02.2022