LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
BESIDES, UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ALSO BROUGHT RAINY WEATHER
TO SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS COLD. THE
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY IN THE MORNING WAS
8.0 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS WINTER. IT WAS CLOUDY
TO OVERCAST WITH FREQUENT RAIN. MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY. UNDER
THE CONTINUOUS INFLUENCE OF THE INTENSE WINTER MONSOON, IT
WILL BE VERY COLD OVER GUANGDONG TODAY. THE COLD WEATHER
WILL PERSIST UNTIL MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. MEANWHILE, UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES WILL BRING RAINY WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022)

CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH RAIN. RAIN WILL BE MORE FREQUENT AT
TIMES. IT WILL BE VERY COLD WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
ABOUT 7 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
APPRECIABLY LOWER ON HIGH GROUND AND THERE IS POSSIBLE
ICING. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 9 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY COLD IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. STILL RAINY ON TUESDAY AND THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE
ON WEDNESDAY. SUNNY PERIODS WITH TEMPERATURES RISING
PROGRESSIVELY IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY COLD WITH RAIN

(PINYIN: YANHAN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: VERY COLD WITH RAIN

MIN TEMP: 7 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 9 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: VERY COLD WITH RAIN

TEMPS: 7 - 9 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 23:25 HKT ON 20.02.2022