PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG WAS REPLACED BY AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM YESTERDAY.
BESIDES, A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. IT WAS DRY WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM, IT WILL BE CLOUDY OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA ON LUNAR NEW YEAR'S EVE AND LUNAR NEW YEAR'S
DAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 21 JAN 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 16 AND 19 DEGREES. FRESH
EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MILDER DURING THE DAY OVER THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF
THE LUNAR NEW YEAR. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES FALLING APPRECIABLY ON THE THIRD
DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, IT WILL BE COLD AT NIGHT. COLD
MORNING ON THE FOURTH DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: DUOYUN WEIYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 16 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 20.01.2023