PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 WINTER MONSOON AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT REMAINED COLD
YESTERDAY MORNING. HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES ROSE DURING THE
DAY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY
GENERALLY TWO TO THREE DEGREES HIGHER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY
BEFORE YESTERDAY. A CLOUD BAND COVERING THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA EDGED CLOSER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST ARE EXPECTED TO RISE SLIGHTLY
TODAY AND TOMORROW. HOWEVER, A REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON
WILL REACH THE COAST OF GUANGDONG ON SATURDAY NIGHT,
BRINGING COLD AND DRY WEATHER TO THE REGION AGAIN EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 17
DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT
FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MILDER ON SATURDAY. COLD IN THE MORNINGS ON
SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 14 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 14 - 17 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 08.02.2018