PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - 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 EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MODERATED YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE
OR TWO RAIN PATCHES THIS MORNING. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS
IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 (MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023)

BECOMING CLOUDY. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS.
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 17 AND 22 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
STRENGTHENING FROM THE NORTH WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN
PATCHES AT NIGHT.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES FALLING APPRECIABLY ON THE THIRD DAY
OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR. COLD AT NIGHT ON THE THIRD DAY AND
IN THE MORNING ON THE FOURTH DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS WILL FALL TO AROUND 10
DEGREES, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 17 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 22.01.2023