PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - 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

THE WINTER MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. THERE
WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER MANY PLACES FELL TO AROUND 50 PER CENT. A RELATIVELY
MILD AND HUMID EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
CLOUDY WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. COLD IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 16 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY RISING TOWARDS
THE WEEKEND. IT WILL BECOME COLD AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD IN THE MORNING

(PINYIN: ZAOSHANG HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: COLD IN THE MORNING

MIN TEMP: 11 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 16 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD 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 07.02.2018