PRESS WEATHER NO. 182 - 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 BROUGHT COLD WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. IT
WAS COLD IN THE MORNING, TEMPERATURES GENERALLY FELL TO
AROUND 10 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING COLD WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. A
DRY REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON WILL REACH GUANGDONG ON
FRIDAY. IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE WITH COLD MORNINGS OVER
THE REGION DURING THE WEEKEND. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY. COLD IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 16 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. ONE
OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. COLD IN THE MORNING OVER THE WEEKEND. THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 16 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 12 - 16 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 25.01.2023