PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

**********************************************

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

THE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. IT WAS
COLD IN THE MORNING, TEMPERATURES FELL TO AROUND 11 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
THE DRY WINTER MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING MAINLY FINE
WEATHER TO GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT OVER THE
REGION WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023)

COLD AND CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE AND
DRY DURING THE DAY, WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 17
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
CLOUDIER WITH TEMPERATURES RISING SLIGHTLY ON LUNAR NEW
YEAR'S EVE AND LUNAR NEW YEAR'S DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
AGAIN LATER ON THE SECOND TO THIRD DAYS OF THE LUNAR NEW
YEAR.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND COLD

(PINYIN: TIANQING HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND COLD

MIN TEMP: 11 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: FINE AND COLD

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 23:47 HKT ON 17.01.2023