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 WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
AREAS YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS SUNNY, AND THERE WAS SOME
HAZE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO BE FINE
OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS TODAY. TEMPERATURES
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A FRESH EASTERLY AIRSTREAM, IT WILL
BE CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES OVER THE REGION IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018)

FINE WITH SOME HAZE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT
16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS IN THE MORNING, AND A FEW
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. WARM AND DRY DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 24 DEGREES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDIER WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE WITH HAZE

(PINYIN: TIANQING YANXIA)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE WITH HAZE

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE WITH HAZE

TEMPS: 16 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 16.01.2018