LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT COLD WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. THE
WEATHER WAS COLD. TEMPERATURES IN THE AFTERNOON STAYED
AROUND 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE DRY WINTER MONSOON, IT WILL BE PERSISTENTLY COLD
OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE
IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK, THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023)

IT WILL BE COLD. MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 16 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COLD ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAINLY FINE
IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES
WILL RISE SLIGHTLY ON LUNAR NEW YEAR'S EVE AND LUNAR NEW
YEAR'S DAY, BUT IT WILL BE RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY AND COLD

(PINYIN: DUOYUN HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY AND COLD

MIN TEMP: 10 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 16 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY AND COLD

TEMPS: 10 - 16 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 23:16 HKT ON 16.01.2023