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 BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A RAINBAND AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH ONE OR
TWO RAIN PATCHES. VISIBILITY WAS RATHER LOW IN SOME AREAS
AT NIGHT. THE BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS IS EXPECTED TO BRING
UNSETTLED AND RAINY WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY AND TOMORROW. A
COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COAST ON MONDAY, IT
WILL BECOME COLD SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 6 JAN 2018)

CLOUDY WITH RATHER LOW VISIBILITY. THERE WILL BE A FEW RAIN
PATCHES, WITH MORE RAIN LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 16 AND 19 DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : RAINY ON SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES DROPPING
APPRECIABLY ON MONDAY AND BECOMING COLD AT NIGHT. THE COLD
WEATHER WILL PERSIST UNTIL THE LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH RAIN

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN

TEMPS: 16 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 05.01.2018