PRESS WEATHER NO. 166 - 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 COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. THE
ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY,
IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY. IT WAS WARM IN THE AFTERNOON.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON AND
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES, THE WEATHER OVER GUANGDONG IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME COLD FURTHER EARLY TO MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.
IT WILL BE WINDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 21 JAN 2024)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. BECOMING APPRECIABLY COOLER IN THE
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 15 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 21
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTH AND IT WILL
BECOME COLD LATER ON MONDAY. WINDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES
ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL FALL
TO AROUND 8 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND VERY COLD IN
THE NEW TERRITORIES. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE GRADUALLY IN
THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 15 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 20.01.2024