PRESS WEATHER NO. 168 - 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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THE VISIBILITY OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ONCE
FELL BELOW 5000 METRES. IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE
SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, A COLD FRONT
FORMED OVER INLAND GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. THE COLD FRONT IS
MOVING ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE ASSOCIATED INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT
WILL BECOME COLD APPRECIABLY AND WINDY OVER THE COASTAL
AREAS OF SOUTHERN CHINA ON THE THIRD AND FOURTH DAYS OF THE
LUNAR NEW YEAR.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY. VISIBILITY RATHER LOW WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT
RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. BECOMING COOL APPRECIABLY IN THE
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO ABOUT 13 DEGREES. DRY
WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE
TO AROUND 16 DEGREES. COLD AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL
FURTHER DROP TO AROUND 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT
WINDS, BECOMING FRESH NORTHERLIES, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : COLD IN THE MORNING OF 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. CLOUDIER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS,
STILL RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 12 - 18 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 23.01.2023