PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH ONE OR
TWO RAIN PATCHES. THE WEATHER WAS COLD. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY YESTERDAY MORNING
WAS 10.7 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS WINTER. THE
MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING COLD AND CLOUDY WEATHER TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 26 FEB 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY. COLD WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE
MORNING. BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 11 AND 16 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING FINE WITH TEMPERATURES RISING GRADUALLY
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING

(PINYIN: HANLENG YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: COLD WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING

MIN TEMP: 11 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 16 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING

TEMPS: 11 - 16 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 25.02.2017