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 REPLENISHMENT OF THE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED THE SOUTH
CHINA COASTAL AREAS YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY. THE
WEATHER WAS COLD AND DRY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE WINTER
MONSOON, IT WILL BE FINE AND DRY OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN COLD BUT THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 3 FEB 2018)

COLD AND DRY. CLOUDY AT FIRST WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
ABOUT 8 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 13 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY BUT STILL COLD IN THE FOLLOWING FEW
DAYS. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES RISING MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND COLD

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND COLD

MIN TEMP: 8 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 13 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND COLD

TEMPS: 8 - 13 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 23:45 HKT ON 02.02.2018