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 APPRECIABLY COOLER WEATHER TO
THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS. TEMPERATURES OVER
MANY PLACES IN THE AFTERNOON WERE ABOUT FIVE DEGREES LOWER
THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE INTENSE WINTER MONSOON
AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT GUANGDONG
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FURTHER
AND IT WILL BE VERY COLD AND WINDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES
OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. BECOMING COLD
LATER. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS WILL FALL
APPRECIABLY FROM ABOUT 19 DEGREES AT FIRST TO AROUND 10
DEGREES AT NIGHT, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND LATER.

OUTLOOK : VERY COLD ON TUESDAY. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH A FEW
RAIN PATCHES. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL FALL TO AROUND 7
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. REMAINING COLD IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. STILL RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING IN THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 10 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 19 - 10 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 21.01.2024