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 DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY
YESTERDAY MORNING WERE GENERALLY AROUND THREE DEGREES LOWER
THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. IT WAS FINE AND DRY DURING
THE DAY WITH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY
FALLING TO AROUND 50 PER CENT. UNDER THE CONTINUOUS
INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, IT WILL BE COLD AND DRY WITH
RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 21 JAN 2017)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE URBAN AREAS WILL BE ABOUT 14
DEGREES, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 19 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE BETWEEN DAY
AND NIGHT WITH MORNING TEMPERATURES OF 12 TO 13 DEGREES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 14 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 14 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 4

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 11

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 20.01.2017