LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS COLD AND CLOUDY YESTERDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES FELL TO AROUND 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
WEATHER BECAME FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE DRY
NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE
OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023)

FINE AND DRY. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE DURING THE DAY WILL BE AROUND 19 DEGREES.
MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE ON FRIDAY, STILL RATHER COOL IN THE
MORNING. CLOUDIER WITH TEMPERATURES RISING ON LUNAR NEW
YEAR'S EVE AND LUNAR NEW YEAR'S DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
AGAIN AT NIGHT ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR AND
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 13 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 13 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 18.01.2023