PRESS WEATHER NO. 155 - 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

A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE,
A FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM ALSO AFFECTED THE
COASTAL AREAS. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS
IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM, IT WILL STILL BE CLOUDY OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG ON LUNAR NEW YEAR'S DAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AT NIGHT ON THE
SECOND DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE ASSOCIATED INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BECOME
COLD APPRECIABLY AND WINDY OVER THE REGION ON THE THIRD AND
FOURTH DAYS OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 22 JAN 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 16 AND 20 DEGREES. MODERATE
EASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MILDER DURING THE DAY ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE
LUNAR NEW YEAR WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. WINDS STRENGTHENING FROM THE NORTH AND
TEMPERATURES FALLING APPRECIABLY ON THE THIRD DAY OF THE
LUNAR NEW YEAR. COLD AT NIGHT ON THE THIRD DAY AND IN THE
MORNING OF THE FOURTH DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS WILL FALL TO AROUND 10
DEGREES.

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: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 16 - 20 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 21.01.2023