LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH RELATIVELY LOW
VISIBILITY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT
FIRST, AND SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. A REPLENISHMENT OF
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO BRING APPRECIABLY COOLER AND
DRY WEATHER TO THE REGION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MOREOVER, IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA
DURING THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH RELATIVELY
LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. BECOMING COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 15 DEGREES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 20 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS WITH RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DAY AND NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 12 DEGREES
ON SUNDAY MORNING.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING COOL

(PINYIN: TIANQI ZHUANLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BECOMING COOL

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BECOMING COOL

TEMPS: 15 - 20 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 23:16 HKT ON 19.01.2017